Varaha Purana 137.80 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 80
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
तस्य वै कारणं येन तेन चाराधितोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ तस्य प्रीतोऽस्म्यहं देवि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना
tasya vai kāraṇaṃ yena tena cārādhito'smyaham || tasya prīto'smyahaṃ devi viśuddhenāntarātmanā
ഏത് കാരണത്താലും ഏത് രീതിയിലുമാണ് അവൻ എന്നെ ആരാധിച്ചതോ, അതുവഴി ഞാൻ ആരാധിതനായി. ദേവീ, അവന്റെ വിശുദ്ധ അന്തരാത്മാവാൽ ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നനാണ്।
Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Upon hearing the rightful directive, citizens and villagers should abandon fixation on profit/loss and perform their prescribed duties (svakarma) for social order.","karmic_consequence":"Duty done without gain-loss obsession purifies and sustains communal welfare; attachment-driven action breeds conflict and demerit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse socializes karma-yoga: relinquishing lābha–alābha aligns individual action with cosmic order (dharma), echoing the Lord’s sustaining function (viṣṇu-tattva).","vedantic_connection":"Karma performed with equanimity (samatva) and duty-orientation prepares the mind for devotion/knowledge; community becomes a field of yajña-like cooperation."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga (ethical action)","core_concept":"Renounce obsession with outcomes (lābha–alābha) and execute rightful tasks; social dharma is stabilized by inner equanimity.","practical_application":"In work and ritual, focus on correctness and service; measure success by dharmic completion rather than personal gain."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Devotional practice","Interiorization (inner purity)"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: civic landscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 137 (civic response following royal awakening)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"After the royal proclamation, townspeople and villagers gather, set aside thoughts of profit and loss, and begin their respective duties—crafts, agriculture, temple service—harmoniously.","item_prompts":["mixed crowd: merchants, farmers, artisans","tools: plough, scales, pots, scrolls","temple bell or civic notice","gestures of resolve","organized movement into tasks"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: processional crowd in rhythmic arrangement; vivid costumes; clear occupational attributes; calm, ordered energy.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-accented civic/temple backdrop; richly dressed townsfolk; symbolic balance-scale motif for lābha–alābha renunciation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed genre-like scene of daily duties; soft palette; emphasis on composure and coordination.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: village-town panorama with small figures doing tasks; gentle hills/trees; narrative spread showing multiple occupations at once."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ethical resolve, communal harmony","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, instructive, uplifting"}
FAQs
It illustrates a Purāṇic emphasis on interior disposition (viśuddha antarātman) as a criterion for effective worship/propitiation, paralleling wider Sanskrit ethical and devotional literature.
No geographic place-name appears in this verse.
It foregrounds inner purity as central to meaningful practice and to the evaluation of actions.
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