Varaha Purana 162.63 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 63
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
प्रार्थना दुःखलाभं तु शृणु वै ब्राह्मणोत्तम ॥ आत्मयोगबलेनैव चलिष्यामि सपुत्रकः ॥
prārthanā duḥkha-lābhaṃ tu śṛṇu vai brāhmaṇottama || ātma-yoga-balenaiva caliṣyāmi sa-putrakaḥ ||
ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണോത്തമാ, ദുഃഖത്തിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന എന്റെ ഈ പ്രാർത്ഥന കേൾക്കുക. ആത്മയോഗബലത്താൽ മാത്രം ഞാൻ പുത്രനോടുകൂടെ പുറപ്പെടും.
Unspecified (default dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator/instructor)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Sorrow-born petitions and decisions to depart should be governed by self-discipline (ātma-yoga) rather than impulsive despair, especially when dependents (a son) are involved.","karmic_consequence":"Acting from steadiness and restraint mitigates further demerit; acting from despair and rashness risks compounding sin and familial harm."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical self-mastery (yoga as restraint)","core_concept":"Ātma-yoga-bala as inner agency that steadies action amid duḥkha.","practical_application":"When grief presses, pause, regulate mind and speech, and choose actions that protect dependents and uphold dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 162.162.2-5 (continuation of the narrative inquiry and disclosure)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Solemn, petitionary","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"grave, compassionate, steady"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a personal crisis (duḥkha) becomes the impetus for travel, vow, or consultation—linking ethics and lived experience.
No place-name appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition toward movement or pilgrimage.
Self-discipline (yoga-bala) is presented as the inner resource enabling right action even under distress.
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