Varaha Purana 11.15 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 15
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
त्वं भूस्त्वं च भुवो देव त्वं जनस्त्वं महः स्मृतः । त्वं तपस्त्वं च सत्यं च त्वयि देव चराचरम् ॥ ११.१५ ॥
tvaṁ bhūs tvaṁ ca bhuvo deva tvaṁ janas tvaṁ mahaḥ smṛtaḥ | tvaṁ tapas tvaṁ ca satyaṁ ca tvayi deva carācaram || 11.15 ||
ഹേ ദേവാ, നീ തന്നെയാണ് ഭൂഃ, നീ തന്നെയാണ് ഭുവഃ; നീ തന്നെയാണ് ജനഃ, നീ മഹഃ എന്നും സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. നീ തന്നെയാണ് തപഃ, നീ തന്നെയാണ് സത്യം; ഹേ ദേവാ, ചരാചരമൊക്കെയും നിനക്കുള്ളിലാണ്.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord is identified with the seven vyāhṛtis/world-levels (Bhū, Bhuvaḥ, Janaḥ, Mahaḥ, Tapaḥ, Satya) and as the locus of all moving and unmoving beings—cosmic body theology that undergirds avatāra as universal support.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Vyāhṛtis are central to Vedic recitation and ritual framing; presenting them as the Lord implies yajña is His self-expression, and all lokas are limbs/regions within Him.","vedantic_connection":"Viśvarūpa/śarīra-śarīrī bhāva: the cosmos as the Lord’s body; supports a theistic Vedānta where all beings subsist in Him (adhiṣṭhāna) without exhausting His transcendence."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"metaphysics/cosmology","core_concept":"All planes of existence and all beings (mobile/immobile) inhere in the Supreme as their ground and container.","practical_application":"Reduce egoic separation by contemplating all life as residing in the divine; foster non-harm and reverence toward all beings."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Philosophy","Theology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 11.11.11-14 (stuti sequence culminating in total-cosmos identification)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand cosmic-vision composition: the seven lokas/planes arranged as concentric tiers or vertical strata within a single divine aura/body, with all beings (moving and unmoving) shown as contained within.","item_prompts":["seven loka tiers labeled/symbolized (Bhū..Satya)","divine cosmic body/aura containing worlds","animals, humans, trees (cara-acara) within the field","radiant central deity presence","speaker in reverent posture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stacked loka bands within a large prabhāmaṇḍala, stylized flora/fauna, bold color blocks, central divine presence serene.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: concentric loka mandala with gold-leaf highlights, central deity with heavy ornaments, miniature beings embedded in the design.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed cosmogram with soft shading, elegant central figure, fine depiction of beings across tiers.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical cosmological landscape in layers, delicate figures of beings, bright central aura, narrative intimacy despite vast theme."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"expansive, awe-filled stotra","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"uplifted, resonant, clear"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic cosmological idiom in which multiple lokas (cosmic realms) are identified with a single divine principle, reflecting the synthesis of cosmography and philosophical monism found across early medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific terrestrial location (tīrtha, river, or region) is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (the enumeration of lokas) rather than geographic.
Rather than a direct moral injunction, the verse conveys a philosophical principle: all beings (moving and unmoving) are situated within a unified cosmic ground, a framing often used to support ideals of universal regard and restraint in later ethical discussions.
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