Varaha Purana 216.9: Adhyaya 216, Shloka 9
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
शतसङ्ख्या स्मृता व्युष्टिस्तस्मिञ्छैलेश्वरे विभोः ॥ त्रिधा विभक्ते शृङ्गेऽस्मिन्नेकाग्रगतिनिप्रभोः ॥
śatasaṅkhyā smṛtā vyuṣṭis tasmiñ śaileśvare vibhoḥ || tridhā vibhakte śṛṅge'smin nekāgragatiniprabhoḥ ||
ആ സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ വിഭുവിന്റെ ശൈലേശ്വരത്തിൽ ‘വ്യുഷ്ടി’യെ ശതസംഖ്യയായി സ്മരിക്കുന്നു. ത്രിധാ വിഭക്തമായ ഈ ശൃംഗത്തിൽ ഏകാഗ്രഗതിയുള്ള ദീപ്തിമാൻ പ്രഭു (വിളങ്ങുന്നു)॥
Brahmā
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Śaileśvara (lord of the mountain / mountain-shrine) on a tri-part peak"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Numerical sacrality (‘hundred’) and triadic peak-division encode a cosmological grid: time (vyuṣṭi as dawn/interval) and space (threefold peak) converge at Śaileśvara, where the Lord’s ‘single-pointed course’ suggests ekāgratā—focused consciousness—anchored in a sacred site.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Hundred’ evokes śata as fullness/completion in ritual counts; tri-peak evokes three fires/three worlds; ‘ekāgra-gati’ parallels the yajamāna’s focused intention that makes the rite efficacious.","vedantic_connection":"Ekāgratā as a yogic-vedāntic virtue: the radiant Lord as the inner light guiding one-pointed mind; sacred geography mirrors inner concentration (kṣetra = citta-kṣetra)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"yoga/attention","core_concept":"Ekāgratā (single-pointed movement of mind) is aligned with divine radiance and yields spiritual clarity.","practical_application":"Use pilgrimage sites as supports for meditation: fix attention (japa/dhyāna) with steady recollection rather than scattered sightseeing."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Textual Criticism","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mountain-shrine/peak
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 216 (Śaileśvara/tri-peak passage)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tri-part mountain peak with a shrine or presence named Śaileśvara; a symbolic ‘hundred dawns/intervals’ motif and a radiant, single-pointed divine force centered there.","item_prompts":["threefold peak silhouette","small shrine/linga-like or viṣṇu-like presence labeled Śaileśvara","radiant central light beam (ekāgra-gati)","dawn bands or repeated light strokes suggesting ‘hundred’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: tri-peaked mountain with a central sanctum; concentric aureoles and repeated dawn-like bands; warm gold and vermilion radiance against cool greens/blues.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central radiant disc with embossed gold rays; tri-peak as a symmetrical pedestal; shrine highlighted with gold leaf; decorative ‘hundred’ motif as patterned border elements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined depiction of dawn light gradients; subtle repetition to imply ‘hundred’; calm, meditative composition with a strong central axis.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: pale dawn sky over three peaks; a bright, narrow ray descending to a tiny shrine; minimal figures, emphasizing contemplative stillness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative and luminous","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, focused, resonant"}
FAQs
It preserves numeric tradition (śata-saṅkhyā) tied to a site, a common Purāṇic method for ritual calendrics, commemorations, or localized observances.
Śaileśvara is named; it likely denotes a mountain-associated shrine or deity-title within the same tīrtha network, though exact modern correlation requires manuscript cross-references.
The verse elevates ekāgratā (single-pointedness/focused course) as a philosophical discipline, presented here as a defining attribute of the ‘radiant lord.’
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