Varaha Purana 144.175 — Adhyaya 144, Shloka 175
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे हंसतीर्थमिति स्मृतम् ॥ तत्रैकं कौतुकं वृत्तं तच्छृणुष्व महत्तरम् ॥
tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge haṃsatīrtham iti smṛtam | tatraikaṃ kautukaṃ vṛttaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva mahattaram ||
ಅದೇ ಸ್ಥಳದ ಪೂರ್ವ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನ ಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಹಂಸತೀರ್ಥ’ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ತೀರ್ಥವಿದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಘಟನೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿತು—ಇನ್ನೂ ಮಹತ್ತರವಾದುದನ್ನು ಕೇಳು।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What is Haṃsatīrtha near Tridhārā, and what extraordinary incident occurred there?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Haṃsatīrtha (east of Tridhārā)","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":"itihāsa-narrative as instruction","core_concept":"Sacred places are taught through exemplary ‘incidents’ (kautuka/vṛtta) that encode dharma, devotion, or divine intervention.","practical_application":"Listen (śravaṇa) attentively to tīrtha narratives as a form of sādhanā—letting place-based stories refine values and deepen reverence."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha (named ford)
Related Themes: 144.168.0-144.172.0 (Tridhārā complex)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like sacred landscape: Tridhārā behind, and to its east a quieter ford labeled Haṃsatīrtha; Varāha as narrator gestures eastward, introducing an impending marvel-story.","item_prompts":["directional cue (east)","two nearby tīrthas indicated","calm ford with swans (haṃsa) as visual pun","narrator figure gesturing","pilgrims pausing to listen","trees and ghat stones"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha (as divine narrator presence) indicating the eastern tīrtha; stylized swans on the water; strong compositional directionality and ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted swans and tīrtha markers; narrator figure with halo pointing east; architectural ghats with gold detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant swans, soft river light; subtle gesture of narration; detailed landscape gradation from main tīrtha to the eastern ford.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: charming swan-filled ford in a gentle valley; narrator and listener figures small but expressive; airy, storybook anticipation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"story-introductory, inviting","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"narrative, slightly heightened at ‘tacchṛṇuṣva’"}
FAQs
It introduces a named tīrtha (Haṃsatīrtha) and frames the following passage as an etiological narrative explaining how a sacred place-name and reputation are established in Purāṇic literature.
Haṃsatīrtha is identified as lying in the eastern sector of the previously described sacred region; the passage itself does not provide a modern identification.
The verse primarily functions as a narrative preface, encouraging attentive listening to a culturally significant account tied to place-memory and sacred geography.
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