Varaha Purana 22.41: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 41
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
तुम्बुरुं नारदं चैव हाहाहूहूं तथैव च । स गत्वा किन्नरांश्चैव असुरान् राक्षसानपि ॥ २२.४१ ॥
tumburuṃ nāradaṃ caiva hāhāhūhūṃ tathaiva ca | sa gatvā kinnarāṃś caiva asurān rākṣasān api || 22.41 ||
Ia berangkat bersama Tumburu, Nārada, dan juga Hāhāhūhū; lalu mendatangi para Kinnara, serta para Asura dan Rākṣasa.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Mythic Ethnography","Narrative Genealogies/Lists","Cultural Heritage (Puranic personae)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: multi-loka mythic geography
Related Themes: Builds the convocation list begun in 22.22.40
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"pageant-like, expansive","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani (bright, festive)","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"animated narrative tone, crisp articulation of proper names and lists"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic archival technique: enumerating named figures and classes of beings to situate a narrative within a shared cosmological map of communities (celestial musicians, semi-divine groups, and adversarial lineages).
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a list of beings rather than a place-based description.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical function is classificatory—presenting a structured cosmos populated by diverse beings and lineages.
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