Varaha Purana 201.45: Adhyaya 201, Shloka 45
The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
प्रविवेश गृहं स्वं तु सम्भ्रमेणेदृशेन तु ॥ आननं तु समुत्प्रोष्छ्य सङ्ग्रामे स्वेदबिन्दुवत् ॥
praviveśa gṛhaṃ svaṃ tu sambhrameṇedṛśena tu || ānanaṃ tu samutproṣchya saṅgrāme svedabinduvat ||
ລາວເຂົ້າໄປສູ່ເຮືອນຂອງຕົນດ້ວຍຄວາມຕື່ນຕົກວຸ້ນວາຍເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ; ແລ້ວຍົກໜ້າຂຶ້ນ ກໍປາກົດດັ່ງຢູ່ໃນສະໜາມຮົບ ເຫມືອນຜູ້ຖືກຢອດເຫື່ອປົກຄຸມ.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"embodiment-and-affect","core_concept":"Even exalted agents in Purāṇic narrative display embodied aftereffects (agitation, sweat), underscoring the cost of conflict and the need for restoration.","practical_application":"After intense duty or confrontation, seek a ‘gṛha’ moment: withdraw, cool the mind-body, and re-center before further judgment or action."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Context"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: interior/private chamber (unspecified)
Related Themes: 201.48.0
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure returns home shaken, lifting his face; sweat-drops bead like in battle—an intimate portrait of agitation after violence.","item_prompts":["doorway/threshold into a house","disheveled ornaments or loosened garments","sweat drops on face/neck","raised face/eyes upward","quiet interior contrast to battlefield"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Warm interior tones; stylized sweat as pearl-like dots; expressive eyes; minimal background to emphasize mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold accents on household pillars/arch; the figure’s face highlighted; sweat rendered as tiny raised beads; subdued palette.","mysore_prompt":"Naturalistic shading for fatigue; gentle interior lighting; emphasis on facial expression and posture.","pahari_prompt":"Simple room with a low horizon line; delicate depiction of sweat and agitation; narrative restraint and intimacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"quiet aftermath, reflective","suggested_raga":"Pilu","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, slightly weary, emphasizing ‘sambhrama’ and ‘sveda-bindu’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative technique—using bodily imagery (sweat, agitation) to mark a transition into a consequential dialogue or decision-point within dharma-oriented storytelling.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the scene is interior/domestic (gṛha), without a named place.
The verse does not state an explicit instruction; it frames a tense psychological state that typically precedes moral or juridical speech in the surrounding narrative.
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