Varaha Purana 152.5: Adhyaya 152, Shloka 5
Praise of the Sacred Geography of Mathurā
जगद्धातुर्जगच्छास्त्रकृते न हि परिश्रमः ॥ त्वय्यायत्तं जगत्सर्वं यच्च किंचित्प्रवर्त्तते ॥
jagaddhātur jagacchāstra-kṛte na hi pariśramaḥ || tvayy āyattaṃ jagat sarvaṃ yac ca kiṃcit pravarttate ||
世界を支えるお方にとって、世のための教えを著すことに労苦はありません。全宇宙はあなたに依り、いかなる働きも、起こるものはすべてあなたに拠っています。
Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Earth extols the Lord as effortless composer of jagacchāstra and as the sole support upon whom all cosmic activity depends."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"awed, intellectually assured about cosmic dependence","key_question":"Implicitly: what is the metaphysical basis of order and activity—how all pravṛtti rests on the Lord, and why śāstra is effortless for him."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord as jagaddhātṛ and jagacchāstra-kartṛ mirrors the Yajña-Varāha idea: cosmic order and ritual law arise from the same divine body/agency; creation, maintenance, and normativity are unified in him.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit (support of all pravṛtti as the ‘yajña’ of cosmic functioning), but no explicit limb correspondences.","vedantic_connection":"Sarvādhāratva (being the substratum of all) and īśvara-kartṛtva: all activity is dependent (āyatta) on the Lord; aligns with Brahman/Īśvara as upādāna-nimitta in Purāṇic theism."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmology and metaphysics of agency","core_concept":"All pravṛtti and the very articulation of dharma (śāstra) rest on the Lord; divine action is effortless.","practical_application":"Cultivate humility about personal agency; align actions with dharma as participation in the Lord-grounded cosmic order."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Philosophy of Order","Textual Authority (Śāstra)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 152 (cosmic-theological praise preceding tīrtha hierarchy)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic tableau: the Lord as world-support, with worlds and beings shown as dependent upon him, while Bhū-devī praises the effortless emergence of śāstra.","item_prompts":["cosmic axis/lotus of worlds","Lord as central support with radiating realms","Bhū-devī gesturing toward the cosmos","scroll/śāstra emanating as light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: layered cosmic registers around the Lord, Bhū-devī at side in praise, warm palette, stylized worlds and beings.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: grand central deity with gold prabhā, concentric cosmic motifs, embossed scroll/śāstra iconography.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical symmetry, subtle cosmic background, emphasis on serene omnipotence and order.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simplified cosmic symbolism—floating lotuses/world-discs—intimate yet wondrous, Bhū-devī praising."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, authoritative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic texts link cosmic order and textual instruction, presenting śāstra as an extension of world-order discourse.
No place-name appears; the verse is cosmological and rhetorical rather than geographic.
It frames responsibility and order: actions (pravṛtti) are portrayed as embedded in a larger dependence structure, encouraging reflective conduct.
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