Varaha Purana 138.43 — Adhyaya 138, Shloka 43
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
अम्ब त्वं मयि कारुण्यं कुरुष्व खलु शोचितम् ॥ मुञ्च पुत्रकृतं शोकं त्यज मातरनिन्दिते
amba tvaṃ mayi kāruṇyaṃ kuruṣva khalu śocitam || muñca putrakṛtaṃ śokaṃ tyaja mātaranindite
ແມ່ເອີຍ ຂໍໃຫ້ເຈົ້າເມດຕາຕໍ່ຂ້າ; ຄວາມໂສກນີ້ແທ້ຈິງຄວນຄຳຄວນໄຫ້. ຈົ່ງປ່ອຍວາງຄວາມໂສກທີ່ເກີດເນື່ອງຈາກລູກ ແລະລະມັນເສຍ ແມ່ຜູ້ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ.
Unspecified (context suggests a child consoling the mother)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How should a mother be consoled and led away from grief caused by attachment to a child?"}
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":"vairāgya (detachment) and śoka-nivṛtti (cessation of grief)","core_concept":"Grief rooted in possessiveness (mamatā) should be released through compassion and discernment.","practical_application":"When bereaved, shift from ‘mine’ to dharmic acceptance; offer kindness to the grieving while guiding them toward non-attachment."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Grief and consolation","Philosophical reflection (detachment)"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 138.47–49 (impermanence, rebirth-kinship critique)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A young speaker gently addresses a sorrowful mother, urging compassion and the abandonment of grief.","item_prompts":["weeping mother seated","child/young boy with calm gesture of reassurance","simple domestic setting","hands in añjali or comforting mudrā"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized expressive eyes; the boy in gentle abhaya-like gesture, mother with softened sorrow, minimal background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central figures with ornate halos; mother seated with tearful face, boy standing in consoling pose; rich textiles, gold-leaf accents on ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued elegance; intimate interior scene, nuanced facial expressions, soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical domestic vignette; hillside-home ambiance, tender gestures, pastel tones emphasizing pathos and calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"compassionate, consoling","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"vilambita (slow)","voice_tone":"soft, reassuring, slightly plaintive"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic use of moral counsel within narrative settings, blending emotional realism with philosophical instruction.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
To temper grief with compassion and release sorrow, anticipating a broader teaching on impermanence.
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