Varaha Purana 11.92 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 92
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
सुप्रभः प्रघसं त्वाजौ ताडयामास पञ्चभिः । शरैराशीविषाकारैः प्रतप्तैः पतगैरिव ॥ ११.९३ ॥
suprabhaḥ praghasaṃ tv ājau tāḍayāmāsa pañcabhiḥ | śarair āśīviṣākāraiḥ prataptaiḥ patagair iva || 11.93 ||
戦いにおいてスプラバは、毒蛇の形にして灼熱せる五本の矢でプラガサを打った。まるで燃えさかる飛鳥のごとくであった。
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"poetic-psychological (upamā as dhvani)","core_concept":"Simile intensifies the felt reality of conflict: arrows become ‘venom-serpents’ and ‘blazing birds,’ conveying the moral peril and irreversible momentum of violence.","practical_application":"Recognize how metaphors shape emotion and judgment; cultivate restraint by seeing the ‘poison’ latent in anger-driven action."}
Subject Matter: ["Epic Narrative","Conflict and Kingship","Poetics (Simile/Upamā)"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: raṇabhūmi
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 11.11.92-96 (sequence of paired strikes among named combatants)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Suprabha releases five glowing, heat-wreathed arrows at Praghāsa; the shafts arc like fiery birds, their heads shaped like hooded serpents.","item_prompts":["archer drawing bow","five arrows in flight","serpent-headed arrow motifs","heat shimmer/flame aura","target warrior recoiling"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized flames around arrows, bold serpent motifs, dynamic yet patterned posture of archer; saturated reds/oranges against dark battlefield.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf flames on arrows; ornate bow and jewelry; Praghāsa highlighted with embossed armor; dramatic diagonal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate rendering of arrow trajectories; subtle glow; expressive faces; controlled dynamism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical arc of arrows like birds; simplified battlefield; emphasis on motion lines and bright accents against muted ground."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"incisive, vivid","suggested_raga":"Kedara","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright and sharp, stressing the upamā phrases (āśīviṣākāraiḥ, patagairiva)"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative style where martial episodes are presented with kāvya-like similes, reflecting how Purāṇas preserve and adapt epic aesthetics within their broader cosmological and cultural frameworks.
No geographic place-name is specified in this verse; it is a scene set generally 'in battle' (ājau).
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse functions descriptively, emphasizing intensity and consequence in conflict through controlled poetic imagery.
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