Varaha Purana 129.36 — Adhyaya 129, Shloka 36

Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel

Devanagari script

यच्चिन्तितोऽसि देवेश उग्रे तपति तिष्ठता ॥ बाढमित्येव सोऽप्युक्तो यावल्लोकस्थितिर्मया ॥

Transliteration

yac cintito'si deveśa ugre tapati tiṣṭhatā || bāḍham ity eva so'py ukto yāval loka-sthitir mayā ||

Translation

ദേവേശാ, നിങ്ങൾ ഉഗ്രതപസ്സിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, നിങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചതുപോലെ, അവനോടും ഞാൻ ‘തഥാസ്തു’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു—ലോകസ്ഥിതി നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്രയും കാലം.

Word by Word

• yat: what/that which

• cintitaḥ: desired/thought

• asi: you are (here: you have desired)

• deveśa: O lord of the gods

• ugre: fierce/intense

• tapati: in austerity/heat of tapas

• tiṣṭhatā: while standing/remaining

• bāḍham: certainly/so be it

• iti: thus

• eva: indeed

• saḥ: he

• api: also

• uktaḥ: was said/told

• yāvat: as long as

• loka-sthitiḥ: the world's continuance

• mayā: by me

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; granting/assurance voice)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha’s boon ‘as long as the world endures’ frames him as cosmic guarantor of dharma and order; divine speech (satya-vāk) stabilizes reality across kalpa-scale time.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Assent ‘bāḍham’ functions like the yajamāna’s sanctioned completion—divine confirmation that makes the rite world-sustaining (loka-dhāraṇa).","vedantic_connection":"Īśvara’s saṅkalpa and satya-vāk are causal at the cosmic level; tapas (austerity) is portrayed as a power that aligns individual will with cosmic continuity."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"satya and tapas (power of vow)","core_concept":"Austerity and truthful divine assent confer enduring results; boons are anchored in cosmic order when granted by the Lord.","practical_application":"Undertake vows with steadiness; seek outcomes aligned with dharma, trusting that divine sanction—not mere effort—secures permanence."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 129.38 (request); Varāha Purāṇa 129.41 (reason for satisfaction)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (or the Lord) speaks a firm blessing to the ascetic devotee, with a sense of time stretching to the world’s duration; the devotee stands in intense tapas.","item_prompts":["deity’s blessing gesture (abhaya/vara)","ascetic posture (standing tapas)","aura suggesting cosmic time","script-like speech ribbon ‘bāḍham’ (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: powerful deity figure with commanding gaze; devotee in austere stance; layered halos indicating cosmic sanction.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: deity enthroned with gold aura; devotee standing in tapas; inscription-like boon motif; heavy ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition; subtle divine gesture; refined depiction of tapas (stillness, restraint).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic cosmic backdrop (sky gradients); deity and ascetic in dialogue; emphasis on narrative clarity."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, declarative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, blessing-like"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a standard consent-and-duration formula—granting a request with a cosmological time horizon (‘as long as the world endures’)—typical of Purāṇic narrative style.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified; the scope is cosmological (loka-sthiti).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse links intense disciplined practice (tapas) with the stability of granted outcomes, portraying resolve and endurance as ethically significant.