Varaha Purana 5.53 — Adhyaya 5, Shloka 53
Reconciliation of Action and Knowledge: Offering All Acts to Nārāyaṇa and the Hymn to the Yajña-Puruṣa
संसारचक्रक्रमणक्रियायै य इज्यते सर्वगतः पुराणः । यो योगिभिर्ध्यायते चाप्रमेयस् तं यज्ञमूर्तिं प्रणतोऽस्मि नित्यम् ॥ ५.५३ ॥
saṃsāracakrakramaṇakriyāyai ya ijyate sarvagataḥ purāṇaḥ | yo yogibhir dhyāyate cāprameyas taṃ yajñamūrtiṃ praṇato ’smi nityam || 5.53 ||
ខ្ញុំសូមក្រាបបង្គំជានិច្ចចំពោះយញ្ញមូរតិ (yajña) នោះ៖ ព្រះអង្គជាបុរាណ សព្វទី ស្មើមិនអាចវាស់បាន ដែលត្រូវបានបូជាថាជាអំណាចប្រតិបត្តិការនៃការបង្វិលកង់សង្សារ; ហើយត្រូវបានយោគីធ្វើសមាធិគិតគូរ។
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"Implicit only: ‘saṃsāra-cakra’ evokes circumambulation as a metaphor, not Mathurā parikramā.","krishna_connection":"Yogic contemplation of the all-pervading ancient One aligns with later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti/yoga syntheses, but no Mathurā locus is named."}
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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Yajña is identified with the immanent-transcendent Brahman/Īśvara: the power enabling saṃsāra’s rotation (pravṛtti) and the object of yogic dhyāna (nivṛtti).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Wheel imagery: saṃsāra-cakra’s turning as the Lord’s operative śakti; worship (ijyate) and meditation (dhyāyate) are two complementary approaches to the same Yajñamūrti.","vedantic_connection":"Bridges karma-kāṇḍa and yoga/jñāna: the immeasurable (aprameya) all-pervading (sarvagata) Purāṇa-puruṣa is both ritual ground and meditative absolute."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology/yoga","core_concept":"The same Supreme is approached through yajña (worship/action) and through dhyāna (yogic contemplation), as the inner driver of saṃsāra’s motion.","practical_application":"Unify practice: perform duty as offering (yajña-bhāva) while cultivating meditation on the all-pervading Lord to loosen bondage to the saṃsāra-wheel."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Philosophy of Ritual","Yoga/Meditation"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: 5.5.52 (tri-functional Yajñamūrti); 5.5.54 (inner realization after mind-offering)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic wheel of saṃsāra turns, yet at its hub stands the ancient all-pervading Yajñamūrti, worshipped by ritualists and contemplated by yogins in meditation.","item_prompts":["large saṃsāra wheel (cakra) with beings on spokes","central luminous deity (Yajñamūrti)","yogin seated in dhyāna","ritual altar/fire with offerings","subtle aura indicating immeasurability"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold saṃsāra-cakra motif encircling central Yajñamūrti; yogin and priest figures symmetrically placed; saturated colors, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central deity with gold aura; stylized wheel behind; small yogin and yajña-fire at base; heavy ornamentation and embossed highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined wheel symbolism, soft gradients; serene yogin; delicate yajña-fire; emphasis on calm all-pervading presence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative miniature with wheel and small figures; crisp lines; cool palette; central deity as luminous hub."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative hymn with philosophical gravity","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"calm, resonant, inward"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which ritual (yajña) and contemplative practice (yogic meditation) are presented as complementary approaches to understanding the primordial, all-pervading principle, a common feature of medieval Sanskrit theological and philosophical discourse.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is conceptual (saṃsāra-cakra, yajña-mūrti, yogic contemplation).
The verse promotes disciplined reverence and sustained contemplative attention toward an immeasurable, universal principle—framing ethical orientation as continual humility (praṇati) and mindful engagement rather than coercive obligation.
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