Varaha Purana 217.16 — Adhyaya 217, Shloka 16
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī–Varāha Dialogue
यः पुनः सततं शृण्वन्नैरन्तर्येण बुद्धिमान् ॥ पारयेत्परया भक्त्या तस्यापि शृणु यत्फलम् ॥
yaḥ punaḥ satataṃ śṛṇvann airantaryeṇa buddhimān || pārayet parayā bhaktyā tasyāpi śṛṇu yat phalam ||
വിവേകിയായ ഒരാൾ ഇടവിടാതെ നിരന്തരം ശ്രവിച്ചു പരമഭക്തിയോടെ (ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥം) സമാപിപ്പിച്ചാൽ—അവനു ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫലവും കേൾക്കുക.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"devotional eagerness; ready for the promised result","key_question":"What special fruit accrues to one who listens continuously and completes the text with supreme devotion?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava frame only; no specific Kṛṣṇa-līlā foreshadowing in this verse."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Continuous, uninterrupted listening (nairantarya) and completion (pāraṇa) with parā-bhakti is prescribed as the ideal mode of reception, promising an additional, higher phala to be stated.","karmic_consequence":"Steady devotion and completion yield superior merit and spiritual maturation; intermittent, distracted engagement yields lesser benefit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-sādhana (nairantarya)","core_concept":"Spiritual efficacy depends on sustained attention and wholehearted devotion; continuity prevents the mind’s fragmentation and deepens saṃskāra.","practical_application":"Undertake a planned listening cycle (daily fixed time), minimize interruptions, and conclude with a deliberate ‘completion’ act—prayer, offering, and commitment to one dharmic change."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: textual devotion setting (pārāyaṇa/śravaṇa)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 217 (phalaśruti continuation: ‘śṛṇu yatphalam’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A continuous recitation gathering across day and night: lamps burning, listeners rotating yet maintaining unbroken attention; the main devotee completes the hearing with folded hands as Varāha’s instructive presence is felt.","item_prompts":["oil lamps indicating night recitation","scroll/manuscript","devotees seated in rows","time-passing motif (sun/moon through window)","completion gesture (añjali)","garlands and offerings at the end"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Rhythmic repetition of seated listeners; lamp-lit ambience; ornamental borders; Varāha as guru presiding subtly with halo.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf lamps and halos; central devotee in añjali; rich temple interior; embossed arch framing the completion moment.","mysore_prompt":"Warm lamplight, detailed textiles; serene faces; emphasis on continuity through repeated motifs and balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Intimate night satsang with small lamps; delicate lines; cool-dark background with warm lamp pools; narrative sense of time passing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional crescendo leading into promised phala","suggested_raga":"Bageshri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, persuasive, anticipatory"}
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic genre’s phalaśruti convention, where listening and completion of recitation are framed as culturally valued practices for preserving and transmitting texts.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on the practice of uninterrupted listening and completion.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attention and continuity (airantarya) in learning and transmitting a text, presented as a model practice for responsible reception of tradition.
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