Varaha Purana 140.4: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 4
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
तव कोकामुखं नाम यन्मया पूर्वभाषितम्॥ बदरीति च विख्यातं गिरिराजशिलातलम्॥
tava kokāmukhaṁ nāma yan mayā pūrvabhāṣitam || badarīti ca vikhyātaṁ girirājaśilātalam
わたしが以前に述べた「コーカームカ」と名づけられたその地は、また「バダリー」としても名高い。山々の王の岩盤の地である。
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Varāha continues instructing Bhū-devī by identifying a sacred toponym and its alternate name."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, learning sacred toponymy","key_question":"What is Kokāmukha, and how is it identified/renowned (as Badarī) in sacred geography?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kokāmukha / Badarī"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sacred geography hermeneutics","core_concept":"Names (nāma) and renown (khyāti) disclose layered sanctity; one place may carry multiple identities across traditions.","practical_application":"When encountering variant place-names, treat them as interpretive keys—seek the underlying sacred narrative rather than dismissing differences."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Toponymy"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: mountain tīrtha / rocky sacred ground
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: Kokāmukha mentioned earlier (पूर्वभाषितम्)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha points toward a Himalayan rocky plateau labeled Kokāmukha/Badarī; Bhū-devī visualizes the place as a sacred mountain-ground.","item_prompts":["Himalayan peak range (giri-rāja)","rocky plateau/śilātala","small shrine or āśrama hinting Badarī sanctity","Varāha indicating the site, Bhū-devī listening"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized blue-green mountains, rocky foreground, Varāha gesturing to a labeled tīrtha, Bhū-devī in attentive pose, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figures with gold halos; behind them a compact mountain vignette with a tiny Badarī shrine; gold-leaf emphasis on divine presence.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined landscape with misty mountains; Varāha’s hand gesture toward the plateau; Bhū-devī’s gaze follows; soft colors.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: expansive Himalayan scenery, crisp ridgelines, small hermitage among rocks, Varāha and Bhū-devī in the foreground with narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"descriptive, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"narrative, precise"}
FAQs
It provides a toponymic equivalence (Kokāmukha = Badarī), useful for tracing how sacred sites are renamed or linked across textual traditions.
Kokāmukha, also called Badarī, described as a rocky area associated with a mountainous setting.
Implicitly, it promotes remembering and transmitting place-identities accurately—an archival ethic of naming and continuity.
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