Varaha Purana 21.68 — Adhyaya 21, Shloka 68
The Disruption of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice, the Hari–Hara Conflict, and the Establishment of Rudra’s Sacrificial Share
पूष्णोऽस्य दन्तान्तक भीमरूप प्रलम्बभोगीन्द्रलुलन्तकण्ठ । विशालदेहाच्युत नीलकण्ठ प्रसीद विश्वेश्वर विश्वमूर्त्ते ॥ २१.६९ ॥
pūṣṇo 'sya dantāntaka bhīmarūpa pralambabhogīndralulantakaṇṭha | viśāladehācyuta nīlakaṇṭha prasīda viśveśvara viśvamūrte || 21.69 ||
Wahai yang menghancurkan gigi Pūṣan, berwujud dahsyat; wahai yang lehernya dihiasi lilitan-lilitan ular raja yang panjang. Wahai Acyuta bertubuh agung, wahai Nīlakaṇṭha—berkenanlah, wahai Penguasa semesta, jelmaan alam semesta.
Varāha (default speaker framework; hymn-voice not explicitly identified in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Mythic epithets (Pūṣan’s tooth, Nīlakaṇṭha, serpent-lord) are layered onto ‘Acyuta’ to portray the supreme as the total cosmic body that contains fierce and auspicious aspects.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Serpent coils at the throat evoke time/saṃsāra bound and mastered; ‘viśva-mūrti’ frames the deity as the sacrificial cosmos (yajña-puruṣa logic) though expressed in Rudra-myth vocabulary.","vedantic_connection":"Viśvarūpa/viśvamūrti doctrine: all forms and functions are modes of one reality; fierce myths become symbols of transcendence over death and poison (kāla/viṣa)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"integrative iconology","core_concept":"The divine ‘Acyuta’ can be invoked through multiple mythic registers; names point to functions, not separate ultimates.","practical_application":"Use epithets as contemplative handles: meditate on ‘viśvamūrti’ to see the sacred in all phenomena, including fearsome forces."}
Subject Matter: ["Theology (epithets and syncretic nomenclature)","Praise-poetry (stotra style)","Puranic iconography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Continuation of the same stotra sequence (21.21.68–71)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A towering cosmic deity with blue throat, immense body, and serpents draped around the neck; the hymn-voice addresses him as Acyuta and Viśveśvara, blending Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva iconography.","item_prompts":["blue throat (nīlakaṇṭha)","serpent coils hanging at neck","vast torso/limbs suggesting viśvamūrti","aura with cosmic motifs (stars, elements)","devotee in añjali"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold serpentine garland, deep indigo throat, expansive chest with subtle cosmic patterns; strong eyes and controlled ferocity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold ornamentation, embossed serpent forms, blue enamel-like throat, large halo with cosmic embossing; devotee at base.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant serpents with fine detailing, dignified blue-throat shading, balanced fierce-serene expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: stylized serpents and soft cosmic sky; deity’s vastness suggested by layered halos and floating motifs rather than sheer scale."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-filled hymn","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"full, elevated, slightly forceful on fierce epithets"}
FAQs
It preserves a stotra-like cluster of epithets that reflect Purāṇic devotional style and the historical blending of iconographic titles across sectarian vocabularies in medieval Sanskrit transmission.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily an address using divine epithets rather than a sacred-site description.
The verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its philosophical instruction is devotional and cosmological—portraying the addressed deity as 'Lord of the universe' and 'embodiment of the cosmos,' emphasizing an all-encompassing metaphysical identity.
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