Varaha Purana 10.6 — Adhyaya 10, Shloka 6
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
देवा ऊचुः । जयस्व गोविन्द महानुभाव त्वया वयं नाथ वरेण देवाः । मनुष्यलोकेऽपि भवन्तमाद्यं विहाय नास्मान्भवते ह कश्चित् ॥ १०.६ ॥
devā ūcuḥ | jayasva govinda mahānubhāva tvayā vayaṁ nātha vareṇa devāḥ | manuṣyaloke 'pi bhavantam ādyaṁ vihāya nāsmān bhavate ha kaścit || 10.6 ||
ព្រះទេវតាទាំងឡាយបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «សូមឲ្យព្រះគោវិន្ទៈ ឧត្តមបុរសមានព្រះជ័យជំនះ។ ដោយព្រះអង្គ—ព្រះម្ចាស់របស់យើង ជាព្រះដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុតក្នុងចំណោមទេវតា—យើងទេវតាទាំងឡាយត្រូវបានថែរក្សា។ ទោះនៅក្នុងលោកមនុស្ស ក្រៅពីព្រះអង្គ ជាព្រះដើមកំណើត ក៏ពិតជាមិនមានអ្នកណាអាចក្លាយជាអ្នកការពារយើងបានឡើយ»។
Devāḥ (the gods)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"observer","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Direct address ‘Govinda’ is a strong Vaiṣṇava epithet later prominent in Kṛṣṇa-bhakti; here it functions as a name of the supreme protector without explicit Mathurā setting."}
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":"śaraṇāgati (refuge)","core_concept":"No ultimate protector exists apart from the primordial Govinda; all beings, even devas, are sustained by him.","practical_application":"Adopt refuge-oriented devotion: remember the Lord as the final support in worldly and otherworldly crises; reduce egoic self-reliance."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Theology (puranic discourse)","Ethics (dependence on a protector)"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: divine court/ritual assembly
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: boon-request context initiated in 10.10.5
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The gods, hands folded, praise Govinda and declare their dependence on him as the sole protector across worlds, offering a victory-blessing and acknowledging him as primordial.","item_prompts":["devas in añjali-mudrā","Govinda seated/standing with calm authority","radiant aura signifying ‘ādya’ (primordial)","insignia of protection (abhaya-mudrā)","layered worlds motif (heaven and human realm hinted in background)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: devas in orderly rows with añjali, Govinda central with serene face and strong halo, rich ornamentation, devotional symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halo and jewelry, devas with jeweled crowns, emphasis on Govinda’s protective gesture, ornate throne.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined devotional court scene, soft colors, detailed textiles, expressive humility on devas’ faces.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate bhakti scene with gentle landscape hints, delicate figures, lyrical emphasis on surrender and praise."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional supplication and praise","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, pleading yet confident"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic literary mode: divine speakers (devāḥ) offering formal praise (stuti) to a supreme protector figure, reflecting the text’s devotional and cosmological framing rather than a purely narrative report.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it instead contrasts realms in general terms (e.g., manuṣyaloka, “the human world”).
The verse foregrounds reliance on an idealized protector and the recognition of a foundational source of support—an ethical posture of humility and acknowledgment of dependency within the cosmic order.
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