Varaha Purana 37.11 — Adhyaya 37, Shloka 11
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
तं द्विजं हन्तुमायात स वल्कलानां जिघृक्षया । तं दृष्ट्वा क्षुभितो विप्रो ब्रह्मघ्नस्य भयादिति । ध्यायन् नारायणं देवं तस्थौ तत्रैव स द्विजः ॥ ३७.११ ॥
taṃ dvijaṃ hantum āyāt sa valkalānāṃ jighṛkṣayā | taṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣubhito vipro brahmaghnasya bhayād iti | dhyāyan nārāyaṇaṃ devaṃ tasthau tatraiva sa dvijaḥ || 37.11 ||
ຜູ້ລ່າສັດນັ້ນເຂົ້າມາເພື່ອຈະຂ້າດວິຊະນັ້ນ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມປາຖະໜາຈະຍຶດເອົາເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມຈາກເປືອກໄມ້. ເມື່ອເຫັນເຂົາ ພຣາຫມັນກໍຫວັ່ນໄຫວ ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວຕໍ່ຜູ້ຂ້າພຣາຫມັນ. ທ່ານໄດ້ພິຈາລະນາພຣະນາຣາຍະນະ ແລະຢືນຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນເທົ່ານັ້ນ।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in 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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Riverbank tīrtha where the brāhmaṇa stands after snāna","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Brahmahatyā (killing a brāhmaṇa) is a grave sin; the brāhmaṇa seeks refuge in Nārāyaṇa-smaraṇa rather than violence.","karmic_consequence":"The would-be killer incurs severe pāpa and downfall; the one who takes refuge in Nārāyaṇa gains protection and inner steadiness."}
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":"bhakti-śaraṇāgati and ahiṃsā","core_concept":"In existential threat, the highest recourse is inward turning to Nārāyaṇa; fear is met with remembrance, not hatred.","practical_application":"When confronted by injustice, prioritize non-reactive clarity; anchor in chosen iṣṭa-devatā through dhyāna/mantra before acting."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: tīrtha as moral arena
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 37.37.12 (Hari perceived within causes the hunter’s fear and disarmament)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The hunter rushes forward to kill and seize bark garments; the brāhmaṇa, shaken yet composed, stands still with hands in prayer/meditation, inwardly fixed on Nārāyaṇa.","item_prompts":["hunter lunging, grasping gesture toward vālkalas","brāhmaṇa upright, eyes lowered/closed, japa-mudrā","subtle aura/inner presence motif around brāhmaṇa’s heart","riverbank backdrop, tension in body language"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: emphasize the brāhmaṇa’s stillness (sthiti) against the hunter’s dynamic aggression; stylized aura indicating Hari within.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central brāhmaṇa with faint halo; gold detailing for divine presence; hunter in dramatic pose with ornate bow.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced emotion—fear transformed into devotion; soft glow at chest/behind head to suggest antaryāmin.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: minimal yet expressive; brāhmaṇa’s calm silhouette contrasted with hunter’s angular movement; delicate landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"urgent turning to refuge","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, devotional, controlled intensity"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical register where brahmahatyā (killing a brāhmaṇa) is treated as a grave transgression, shaping narrative tension and moral instruction in classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the scene is indicated only by ‘tatraiva’ (“right there”), without an identifiable toponym.
The verse foregrounds the perceived gravity of violence against a brāhmaṇa and presents focused meditation on Nārāyaṇa as a stabilizing response in a moment of threat.
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