Varaha Purana 140.17: Adhyaya 140, Shloka 17
The Greatness of Kokāmukha (Badarī): Varāha’s Hidden Abode and the Sacred Waters
जम्बूद्वीपे प्रजायेत जम्बूर्यत्र प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ जम्बूद्वीपं परित्यज्य जायते मम पार्श्वगः ॥
jambūdvīpe prajāyeta jambūryatra pratiṣṭhitā || jambūdvīpaṃ parityajya jāyate mama pārśvagaḥ ||
ജംബൂ (ഞാവൽ) വൃക്ഷം സ്ഥാപിതമായ ജംബൂദ്വീപിൽ ജീവൻ ജനിക്കുന്നു; പിന്നെ ജംബൂദ്വീപം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, എന്റെ പാർശ്വഗനായി—അർത്ഥাৎ എന്റെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ—ജന്മം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"cosmic_power","earth_interaction":"Varāha frames Bhū-devī’s cosmological setting (Jambūdvīpa) and promises post-mortem proximity (‘at my side’)—a soteriological assurance within the dialogue."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"contemplative, seeking cosmological orientation and destiny","key_question":"How does embodied life in Jambūdvīpa relate to the soul’s onward journey and attaining proximity to you?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Jambūdvīpa (cosmographic continent)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Jambūdvīpa represents the karmic field of human striving; ‘leaving Jambūdvīpa’ signifies transcending worldly identity to dwell near the Lord—Varāha as the cosmic ground who lifts beings beyond terrestrial limitation.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Jambū tree as axis/marker of the human realm; ‘pārśvagā’ (at the Lord’s side) echoes the idea of being carried/borne by the divine, akin to the boar bearing Earth.","vedantic_connection":"Movement from loka-bound existence to sāyujya/sāmīpya-like proximity: liberation framed as nearness to Bhagavān rather than mere relocation; karma-field to grace-abode transition."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology/cosmology","core_concept":"Human birth occurs within a defined cosmic arena; the highest aim is to transcend that arena and abide near the Lord.","practical_application":"Use human life (in the ‘karma-field’) to cultivate devotion and detachment oriented toward attaining divine proximity."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Soteriology (afterlife/attainment imagery)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmographic continent (purāṇic world-map)
Related Themes: Cosmography and loka-attainment motifs elsewhere in Varāha Purāṇa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmographic tableau of Jambūdvīpa with the great Jambū tree, contrasted with a luminous realm near Varāha where liberated beings dwell at his side.","item_prompts":["circular continent-map motif","central great Jambū tree","ocean rings (stylized)","small human figures in Jambūdvīpa","Varāha’s radiant presence with attendant liberated figure at his side","path/bridge of light leaving the continent"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: mandala-like Jambūdvīpa diagram with central tree; Varāha in a separate luminous register; saturated colors and ornamental geometry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf cosmic mandala; central tree embossed; Varāha with heavy gold ornaments; a small figure seated near his side in a golden aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant cosmographic painting with fine lines; soft glow around Varāha; balanced composition between world-map and divine proximity scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: stylized circular land with central tree; narrative band showing a soul-figure moving toward Varāha; delicate hills and clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, expansive, cosmological"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic cosmographic imagination (Jambūdvīpa as a primary world-continent) and links geography with moral-spiritual outcomes, a common feature of tīrtha and cosmology passages.
Jambūdvīpa is a mythic cosmological continent in Purāṇic literature; it is not a single modern place but a traditional model of the inhabited world.
The verse frames proximity to the divine (being 'at my side') as an outcome connected with one’s existential trajectory, implying a value placed on devotional orientation and sacred spatial frameworks.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.