Varaha Purana 32.6: Adhyaya 32, Shloka 6
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
द्रव्यगुणक्रियाजातिचतुःपादः प्रकीर्तितः । संहितापदक्रमश्चैव त्रिशृङ्गोऽसौ स्मृतो बुधैः ॥ ३२.७ ॥
dravyaguṇakriyājāticatuḥpādaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | saṁhitāpadakramaś caiva triśṛṅgo 'sau smṛto budhaiḥ || 32.7 ||
ദ്രവ്യം, ഗുണം, ക്രിയ, ജാതി—ഇവ നാലു പാദങ്ങളായി അതിനെ പ്രഖ്യാതമാക്കുന്നു. കൂടാതെ സംഹിത, പദ, ക്രമ—എന്ന മൂന്നു ശൃംഗങ്ങളുള്ളതായും പണ്ഡിതർ അത് സ്മരിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default framework; instructor voice not explicitly marked in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"A technical ‘four-footed’ and ‘three-peaked’ schema links ontology (padārthas) and Vedic recitation methods, suggesting that cosmic order and sacred speech share a structured completeness upheld by the Lord.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Four pādas = dravya/guṇa/kriyā/jāti (categories of knowing/being); three śṛṅgas = saṁhitā/pada/krama (modes of Vedic chanting), evoking the Veda as a ‘mountain’ of sound with three peaks.","vedantic_connection":"Śabda as pramāṇa: ordered speech (Veda) discloses ordered reality; disciplined recitation mirrors disciplined cognition leading toward brahma-jñāna."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"epistemology and hermeneutics","core_concept":"Reality and revelation are apprehended through structured categories and disciplined textual transmission.","practical_application":"Study with attention to padārtha analysis and correct pāṭha (saṁhitā/pada/krama); apply categorical clarity to ethical and devotional life."}
Subject Matter: ["Philosophy","Linguistics","Hermeneutics","Epistemology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa’s broader dharma-teaching sections that ground practice in Vedic authority
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic ‘Veda-mountain’ with three peaks labeled Saṁhitā, Pada, Krama; at its base four pillars labeled Dravya, Guṇa, Kriyā, Jāti; Varāha as the presiding teacher indicating the structure.","item_prompts":["three-peaked mountain","four labeled pillars","palm-leaf manuscripts","students/sages","sound-wave motifs"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized tri-peaked hill with bold inscriptions; Varāha in teaching posture; manuscripts and chanting students in rhythmic arrangement.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted mountain peaks; embossed labels; central teacher figure with ornate halo; manuscripts rendered with gem-like detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly classroom scene; subtle mountain motif in backdrop; fine linework on manuscripts and rosaries.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: bright, simplified mountain with three summits; charming scholar figures; flowing calligraphic banners for the four categories."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"scholastic, focused","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"precise, articulate"}
FAQs
It reflects a scholastic tendency within Purāṇic literature to incorporate classificatory schemes (padārtha-style categories) and to reference established modes of Vedic textual transmission (saṁhitā, pada, krama), indicating interaction with broader Sanskrit intellectual traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily conceptual and methodological (categorical and recitational).
Rather than an explicit ethical injunction, the verse emphasizes disciplined knowledge-organization and careful textual practice—an implicit philosophical instruction valuing precision in understanding and preserving authoritative discourse.
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