Varaha Purana 71.33 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 33
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
सोऽब्रवीन्मां जकटासंस्थां देहि गङ्गां तपस्विनीम् । मया सार्धं प्रयात्वेषा पुण्या भागीरथी नदी ॥ ७१.३३ ॥
so 'bravīn māṃ jakaṭāsaṃsthāṃ dehi gaṅgāṃ tapasvinīm | mayā sārdhaṃ prayātv eṣā puṇyā bhāgīrathī nadī || 71.33 ||
គាត់បាននិយាយមកខ្ញុំថា៖ «ឱ អ្នកតបៈ, សូមប្រទានគង្គា—ភាគីរថី—ដែលស្ថិតនៅក្នុងសក់ជក់; សូមឲ្យទន្លេបរិសុទ្ធនេះ ដំណើរទៅជាមួយខ្ញុំ»។
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not named in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"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":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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmic river / sacred hydroscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 71.71.34 (Śiva grants a lock; the journey to the cow)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Awe-filled, flowing","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, uplifted"}
FAQs
It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic motif in which the Gaṅgā is described as being held in matted locks (jaṭā) and then released, linking sacred geography with narrative memory and pilgrimage discourse.
The river is identified as Bhāgīrathī (a principal name/stream associated with the Gaṅgā); in modern geography, Bhāgīrathī refers to a major headstream in Uttarakhand and also a distributary name in Bengal, depending on regional usage.
The verse foregrounds the cultural-ethical ideal of reverent custodianship of sacred waters—treating rivers as carriers of collective heritage and moral value rather than as merely utilitarian resources.
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