Varaha Purana 12.3: Adhyaya 12, Shloka 3
Supratīka’s Hymn to Rāma and the Granting of a Boon through Divine Manifestation
सुप्रतीक उवाच । नमामि रामं नरनाथमच्युतं कविं पुराणं त्रिदशारिनाशनम् । शिवस्वरूपं प्रभवं महेश्वरं सदा प्रपन्नार्तिहरं धृतश्रियम् ॥ १२.३ ॥
supratīka uvāca | namāmi rāmaṃ naranātham acyutaṃ kaviṃ purāṇaṃ tridaśārināśanam | śivasvarūpaṃ prabhavaṃ maheśvaraṃ sadā prapannārtiharaṃ dhṛtaśriyam || 12.3 ||
सुप्रतीक म्हणाला—मी रामाला नमस्कार करतो: अच्युत, नरनाथ, कवी, पुरातन, देवशत्रुनाशक; शिवस्वरूप, प्रभव, महेश्वर; शरणागतांचे दुःख सदैव हरिणारा आणि अखंड श्री धारण करणारा।
Supratīka
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","key_question":"Who is Rāma in essence—how can he be simultaneously Acyuta, ancient seer, divine protector, and supreme sovereign?"}
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":"Syncretic epithets (“Śiva-svarūpa”, “Maheśvara”) assert the one Īśvara beyond sectarian partition; the stotra performs theological integration through praise.","vedantic_connection":"Īśvara as the single source (prabhava) appearing with multiple functional names; refuge (śaraṇāgati) as a direct soteriological means."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of refuge and divine sovereignty","core_concept":"The supreme Lord is the remover of the devotee’s distress when approached with surrender; divine greatness includes protection, antiquity, and moral kingship.","practical_application":"Adopt śaraṇāgati: daily praṇāma and recitation of protective epithets in times of fear, aligning conduct with ideal rulership virtues (dharma, protection of the weak)."}
Subject Matter: ["Devotional Hymnody","Kingship and Ideal Rulership","Theology (Syncretic Epithets)","Protective Ethics (Refuge and Relief)"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: stotra-setting (non-localized)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 12.12 (Rāma-stuti cluster)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Supratīka stands with folded hands, offering an ornate stotra to Rāma as supreme protector-king, surrounded by a subtle aura of divine sovereignty.","item_prompts":["devotee with añjali-mudrā (Supratīka)","Rāma as regal yet divine (crown, bow optional)","radiant halo signifying ‘dhṛta-śrī’","attendant sages or devas subdued foes motif (symbolic)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal Rāma with calm majesty, Supratīka in reverent pose, rich ornamentation, subdued palette with strong outlines and lotus motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Rāma enthroned with gold-leaf prabhāmaṇḍala, Supratīka at the base in devotion, heavy jewelry, embossed arch, inscriptions of key epithets as decorative bands.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant Rāma with refined facial features, soft gradients, Supratīka rendered delicately; emphasize serenity and protective grace.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate courtly scene—Rāma as ideal ruler, Supratīka praising; bright textiles, stylized trees, gentle hills, lyrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exalted devotional praise","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"sonorous, hymn-like, confident"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic stotra-style diction where royal ideals (naranātha) and protective ethics (aid to the distressed) are expressed through layered epithets, reflecting how Purāṇic texts integrate praise-poetry with narrative framing.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as an invocation/praise statement rather than a tīrtha or place-description passage.
The verse foregrounds the ideal of compassionate protection—relieving the suffering of those who seek refuge (prapannārtihara)—as a central virtue associated with exemplary sovereignty and moral authority.
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