Varaha Purana 22.19 — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 19
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
सा गत्वा त्वरितं भीरुर् गृहीत्वा पाणिना द्विजम् । चकर्षान्तर्-जलात् तावत् स्वयं भूतपतिर् हरः ॥ २२.१९ ॥
sā gatvā tvaritaṃ bhīrur gṛhītvā pāṇinā dvijam | cakarṣāntar-jalāt tāvat svayaṃ bhūtapatir haraḥ || 22.19 ||
ນາງຜູ້ຫວາດກົວໄດ້ໄປຢ່າງຮີບຮ້ອນ ແລະຈັບມືພຣະທະວິຊະ (ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ) ດ້ວຍມືຂອງນາງ ດຶງລາວຂຶ້ນຈາກໃນນ້ຳ; ໃນເວລານັ້ນເອງ ຮະຣະ—ພຣະອົງເຈົ້າແຫ່ງສັດທັງປວງ—ກໍຢູ່/ກະທຳດ້ວຍພຣະອົງເອງ.
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in this single-verse excerpt)
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":"None","bhu_devi_state":"frightened yet decisive","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Immediate protective action (saving a dvija from peril) is presented as the dharmic remedy that prevents gravest sin from arising.","karmic_consequence":"Swift rescue preserves merit and social-sacral order; delay risks catastrophic demerit and disorder."}
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":"ethics-in-action","core_concept":"Dharma is validated through timely, embodied action—compassion expressed as intervention.","practical_application":"Act promptly to protect those in danger; let fear become fuel for right action rather than paralysis."}
Subject Matter: ["Narrative","Protection/Rescue Motif","Social Categories (Dvija)"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: aquatic crisis site
Related Themes: 22.22.17-18 (moral urgency established); 22.22.20 (Rudra/Śaiva linkage continues)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A frightened female figure rushes, grasps the dvija by the hand, and pulls him up from underwater; Hara (Śiva), lord of beings, is present/acting alongside.","item_prompts":["underwater scene with bubbles and ripples","dvija with yajñopavīta (sacred thread)","hand-to-hand grip pulling upward","Śiva/Hara nearby with trident or matted hair","sense of speed and urgency"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic diagonal composition; stylized waves; dvija half-submerged; rescuer’s arm extended; Hara with iconic attributes in the background; saturated blues/greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central golden haloed Hara witnessing; foreground rescue with ornate jewelry; water rendered decoratively; emphasis on divine protection with gold accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined anatomy; transparent water layers; expressive faces; Hara subtly luminous; focus on the clasped hands as emotional center.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical river pool; delicate figures; Hara on a bank under a tree; rescue captured mid-motion with elegant linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tense, heroic","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"energized, narrative, rising intensity"}
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: urgent rescue action framed with divine agency (here signaled by the epithet bhūtapati for Hara), reflecting how Purāṇas blend social identifiers (dvija) with mythic intervention.
No specific place-name is given in this verse; it only indicates a setting involving water (antar-jala, “within the water”).
The verse foregrounds protective action in a moment of danger—prompt assistance and physical rescue—presented as a culturally valued response within the narrative.
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