Varaha Purana 170.96 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 96
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
इत्युक्तमात्रे वचने शबरो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ अस्माकं यमुनास्नानं सङ्गमे यमुनाम्भसः
ityuktamātre vacane śabaro vākyamabravīt || asmākaṃ yamunāsnānaṃ saṅgame yamunāmbhasaḥ
അങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞതുമാത്രത്തിൽ ശബരൻ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു— “ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് യമുനയിൽ സ്നാനം ഉണ്ട്; യമുനാജലത്തിന്റെ സംഗമസ്ഥാനത്ത്।”
Śabara (explicit in verse)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"यमुना-संगम (यमुनाम्भसः सङ्गम)","parikrama_context":"संगम-स्नान को तीर्थ-परिक्रमा/यात्रा के अनुष्ठानिक पड़ाव के रूप में सूचित करता है","krishna_connection":"यमुना-तट/यमुना-स्नान का वैष्णव-परम्परा में कृष्ण-लीला-भूमि से स्वाभाविक सम्बन्ध (संकेतात्मक)"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"तीर्थ-संगम में यमुना-स्नान को पुण्य-आचरण के रूप में प्रतिष्ठित किया गया","karmic_consequence":"स्नान से पवित्रता/पुण्य-संचय; उपेक्षा से वह पुण्य-लाभ नहीं"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"आचार-धर्म (शौच/तीर्थ-सेवा)","core_concept":"जल-तीर्थ में स्नान बाह्य-शुद्धि के साथ अंतःकरण-शुद्धि का प्रतीक; सामुदायिक स्मृति से धर्म टिकता है","practical_application":"यात्रा में तीर्थ-स्नान/स्मरण को अनुशासन बनाना; संगम-स्थलों पर संयम, स्वच्छता, और श्रद्धा"}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","River Rituals","Pilgrimage Practice"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: अद्भुत
Type: नदी-संगम/तीर्थ
Related Themes: 171.1.0 (मथुरा-प्रवेश—तीर्थ-भूगोल की निरन्तरता)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"शबरो (वनवासी/स्थानीय) संवाद में यमुना-संगम पर स्नान-परम्परा बताता है; पृष्ठभूमि में नदी-धारा और संगम का दृश्य","item_prompts":["शबर-आकृति (स्थानीय वेश)","यमुना-नदी","संगम-स्थल (दो धाराएँ मिलती)","स्नान-घाट/सीढ़ियाँ","जल-कलश/अंजलि मुद्रा"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"broad river bands, stylized confluence, tribal figure pointing toward ghat, muted blues/greens, ritual gesture emphasized","tanjore_prompt":"river confluence with gold-highlighted ripples, ghat steps, figure indicating sacred spot, ornate frame","mysore_prompt":"naturalistic riverbank, soft light on water, sabara speaking, pilgrims hinted in background","pahari_prompt":"lyrical river landscape, delicate confluence lines, small ghat, sabara in foreground with expressive hand gesture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"तीर्थ-गौरव","suggested_raga":"Bhimpalasi","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"घोषणात्मक, परम्परा-सूचक, स्थिर"}
FAQs
It reflects how river-bathing at confluences functions as a cultural practice within Purāṇic storytelling, linking community identity with place-based ritual.
The Yamunā river is explicitly named; “saṅgama” indicates a confluence, though the other river is not specified in this fragment.
The verse highlights communal observance and disciplined practice centered on shared water-sites.
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