Varaha Purana 122.76 — Adhyaya 122, Shloka 76
The Greatness of Kokāmukha
Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative
क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्ता चिल्ली गगनगामिनी॥ वृक्षोपरी समासीना भक्ष्यं चैव विचिन्वती
kṣutpipāsāpariśrāntā cillī gaganagāminī || vṛkṣopari samāsīnā bhakṣyaṃ caiva vicinvatī
ಹಸಿವು ಮತ್ತು ದಾಹದಿಂದ ದಣಿದ, ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ಚಿಲ್ಲೀ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಮರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತು ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿತ್ತು।
Unspecified (female character narrating; default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī context)
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":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":"compassion/ahimsā orientation","core_concept":"All beings experience kṣut-pipāsā; recognizing shared vulnerability is the seed of compassion.","practical_application":"Cultivate bhūta-dayā: avoid needless harm; support life (water/food offerings) where appropriate; restrain exploitation of habitats."}
Subject Matter: ["Ecology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: arboreal micro-habitat
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 122.87–122.88 (bird’s first-person action and limitation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A small cillī-bird, wings folded, perches on a branch high in a tree, visibly weary, scanning for edible morsels under a vast sky.","item_prompts":["small bird with alert eyes","tree branch and leaves","open sky backdrop","suggestion of dryness (parched tones)","forest depth below"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural stylization; bird perched amid patterned foliage; strong contour lines; muted earthy background conveying thirst and fatigue.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore decorative tree with gold highlights; bird rendered jewel-like; minimal background; emphasis on the perched pose and searching gaze.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore naturalism; fine brushwork on feathers; gentle sky gradient; contemplative mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari landscape; delicate tree silhouette; expansive sky; tiny bird emphasizing vulnerability; poetic stillness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"plaintive-narrative","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft, empathetic, slightly hushed"}
FAQs
It preserves ecological observation (foraging behavior, fatigue) as narrative texture, showing how Purāṇic texts integrate the non-human world into moral storytelling.
No place-name is given; the verse presents a generalized woodland/arboreal setting.
Empathy through shared need: hunger and thirst are universal pressures across beings, encouraging compassionate interpretation of actions.
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