Varaha Purana 71.25 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 25
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
निहतां तां ततो दृष्ट्वा मुनीन् जिगमिषूंस्तथा । उवाच गौतमो धीमांस्तान् मुनीन् प्रणतः स्थितः ॥ ७१.२५ ॥
nihatāṃ tāṃ tato dṛṣṭvā munīn jigamiṣūṃs tathā | uvāca gautamo dhīmāṃs tān munīn praṇataḥ sthitaḥ || 71.25 ||
അവൾ ഹതയായതായി കണ്ടും, മുനിമാർ പുറപ്പെടാൻ ഒരുങ്ങുന്നതും കണ്ടും, ധീമാനായ ഗൗതമൻ പ്രണാമത്തോടെ വിനയമായി നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് ആ മുനിമാരോട് പറഞ്ഞു।
Gautama
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"A narrative transition: Gautama respectfully addresses departing sages after witnessing a killing.","karmic_consequence":"None"}
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":"dharma-epistemology (seeking guidance)","core_concept":"When moral disorder occurs, one approaches qualified elders with humility to restore dharma.","practical_application":"In ethical crises, pause action, show vinaya, and consult competent authorities rather than rationalizing the fault."}
Subject Matter: ["Narrative","Ethics","Dialogue","Rishi Traditions"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: hermitage/forest-āśrama
Related Themes: 71.71.26-28 (dialogue with sages; expiation sought)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gautama, hands folded and head bowed, stands before a group of sages who are turning to depart; in the background lies the apparently slain cow, setting a somber tone.","item_prompts":["Gautama with añjali-mudrā","cluster of sages with kamaṇḍalu and daṇḍa","cow lying motionless","forest-āśrama huts","sacrificial/ritual implements subtly present"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal sages with expressive eyes, Gautama in añjali, muted earthy palette, forest-āśrama backdrop, restrained pathos.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Gautama with gold halo, sages in semicircle, minimal background, gold-leaf accents on garments and kamaṇḍalus, cow shown respectfully at lower edge.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, detailed textiles, calm but grave expressions, forest foliage finely rendered.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical forest setting, gentle slopes and trees, sages in white, Gautama smaller and humble, narrative cow motif understated."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn-narrative","suggested_raga":"Āhīr Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, respectful, slightly hushed"}
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a transition point where a witness (here, Gautama) addresses departing sages, framing the episode within an authoritative ṛṣi-to-ṛṣi transmission model.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse fragment; it functions as a scene-setting transition rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse foregrounds disciplined speech and respectful conduct—Gautama speaks while standing in a posture of reverence—presenting respectful dialogue as a philosophical-social norm in learned assemblies.
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