Varaha Purana 129.32 — Adhyaya 129, Shloka 32
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
चक्रेण वधमिच्छामि त्वया मुक्तेन केशव ॥
cakreṇa vadham icchāmi tvayā muktena keśava ||
おおケーシャヴァよ、汝が放つ円盤（チャクラ）による死を私は願う。
Guḍākeśa (devotee figure in the passage)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"cosmic_power"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","key_question":"Grant me death by your Sudarśana (discus)—a death sanctified by direct divine agency."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Keśava epithet connects to Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa identity broadly, but no Mathurā-specific allusion."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Sudarśana signifies divine ‘right vision’ and the cutting away of avidyā; requesting death by the discus frames liberation as removal of bondage by the Lord’s own power.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Discus as the wheel of ṛta/dharma and time (kāla-cakra) that severs impurity; the Lord’s release (mukta) implies grace initiating the final severance.","vedantic_connection":"Mokṣa as the destruction of ignorance by divine knowledge/grace; ‘death’ here can be read as ego-death and termination of saṃsāra’s hold."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"mumukṣutva","core_concept":"A devotee may seek not longevity but a sanctified end—union with the Lord’s will—treating death as a gateway when held in devotion.","practical_application":"Practice remembrance of the Lord and cultivate detachment so that the end of life is faced with clarity, surrender, and dharmic readiness."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 129.34 (request for enduring bhakti as primary boon)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Guḍākeśa asks Keśava for death by the released discus; the Sudarśana is envisioned as a radiant wheel poised in the Lord’s hand.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu/Varāha holding Sudarśana chakra","chakra as blazing wheel with spokes","devotee unwavering, fearless posture","contrast of calm deity and intense weapon radiance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Sudarśana as ornate flaming wheel; deity composed; devotee steady in añjali; strong reds and golds with stylized flame patterns.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf chakra with embossed spokes; deity central; devotee below; dramatic radiance around the discus.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined chakra detailing, controlled glow; emphasis on dignified stillness and spiritual resolve.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: luminous wheel against soft sky; devotee serene; minimal violence—symbolic, transcendental depiction."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave, resolute","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, firm, unsentimental"}
FAQs
It shows an extreme boon-request motif found in some Purāṇic narratives, where proximity to the divine is expressed through a request for a divinely mediated death.
None is specified in this line.
The verse foregrounds radical surrender; in archival terms it marks a narrative turn where devotion is expressed without worldly gain.
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