Varaha Purana 22.36 — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 36
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
स्थीयतां क्षणमेकं तु यावदागमनं मम । एवमुक्त्वा गतो राजा शैलानां ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिकम् ॥ २२.३६ ॥
sthīyatāṃ kṣaṇam ekaṃ tu yāvad āgamanaṃ mama | evam uktvā gato rājā śailānāṃ brahmaṇo'ntikam || 22.36 ||
«សូមស្នាក់នៅត្រឹមមួយភ្លែត ប៉ុន្តែរង់ចាំរហូតដល់ខ្ញុំត្រឡប់មកវិញ»។ និយាយដូច្នេះហើយ ព្រះរាជាបានទៅកាន់ព្រះព្រហ្ម នៅចំណោមភ្នំ។
Varāha (default narrative framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"observer","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":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king should pause proceedings appropriately and seek counsel/authorization from the highest authority (here Brahmā) before finalizing major decisions.","karmic_consequence":"Seeking proper counsel supports right governance and auspicious outcomes; acting without consultation risks disorder (implied)."}
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":"governance ethics / humility before higher order","core_concept":"Even sovereign power is perfected by deference to higher wisdom and cosmic law.","practical_application":"Before irreversible commitments, pause, consult qualified authorities, and return with clarity."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Kingship and Counsel","Puranic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: sacred meeting place / Brahmā’s seat in a mountainous setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: episode of approaching Brahmā for sanction (implied continuation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king requests a brief wait, then departs through mountainous paths to Brahmā’s presence.","item_prompts":["king gesturing ‘wait’","mountain pathways and peaks","Brahmā’s seat/lotus-throne in the distance","attendants following with royal insignia"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic departure scene with stylized mountains, king in motion, distant Brahmā iconography (four-faced suggestion) framed by ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: procession-like composition, gold highlights on royal insignia, Brahmā’s throne gleaming in the background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: graceful movement, detailed landscape, subtle depiction of Brahmā’s abode among peaks.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: sweeping Himalayan landscape, small traveling figures, Brahmā’s lotus-seat nestled in a serene high valley."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"transitional and purposeful","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhvani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"narrative, forward-moving, composed"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: a royal figure pauses an interlocutor and seeks authority or counsel from a higher cosmological figure (here, Brahmā), illustrating layered transmission of knowledge within the tradition.
No specific toponym is named; the phrase 'śailānām ... antikam' indicates a mountainous setting associated with Brahmā’s presence, functioning as a sacred-geography marker rather than a uniquely identifiable modern location.
The verse primarily conveys narrative etiquette and governance practice: restraint and orderly procedure (requesting a brief wait) and the pursuit of counsel/verification from an authoritative source before proceeding.
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