Varaha Purana 10.8: Adhyaya 10, Shloka 8
The Threefold Division by the Guṇas, the Deities’ Attainment of Worship, and the Opening of the Durjaya Episode
एवमुक्तस्तदा तैस्तु महायोगेश्वरो हरिः । करोमि सर्वान् वः पूज्यानित्युक्त्वाऽन्तरधीयत ॥ १०.८ ॥
evam uktaḥ tadā tais tu mahāyogeśvaro hariḥ | karomi sarvān vaḥ pūjyān ity uktvā ’ntaradhīyata || 10.8 ||
Setelah dipohon demikian pada waktu itu, Hari—tuan agung kuasa yoga—bersabda: “Aku akan menjadikan kamu semua layak menerima penghormatan.” Setelah berkata demikian, Baginda pun lenyap dari pandangan.
Varāha (Hari/Viṣṇu)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"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":"The Lord’s assurance ‘I make you pūjya’ followed by disappearance signals īśvara’s yogamāyā: he grants status/order to cosmic powers and then withdraws, remaining immanent yet unseen.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: the yajña-lord empowers the devatās as recipients/agents of ritual honor, then becomes ‘antarhita’ like the hidden fire within rites.","vedantic_connection":"Īśvara as both vyakta (manifest in response to prayer) and avyakta (withdrawn), governing cosmic hierarchy without being bound by it."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"grace and divine sovereignty","core_concept":"Īśvara grants honor/status (pūjyatva) by will; his presence is not spatially constrained—he can appear for devotees and vanish by yogic power.","practical_application":"Trust divine assurance; perform worship without anxiety over hierarchy—honor is ultimately conferred by the Supreme, not self-asserted."}
Subject Matter: ["Dialogue","Ethics","Kingship and Honor","Narrative Theology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial encounter
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: episodes where Varāha/Hari grants boons and becomes antarhita (vanishes) after setting dharma/cosmic order
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hari/Varāha, addressed by the assembled gods, raises a hand in boon-giving gesture, speaks the promise, and then fades—his form dissolving into light while the gods remain with uplifted faces and folded hands.","item_prompts":["abhaya/vara-mudrā","deva assembly","vanishing effect (light dissolve)","aura contracting into a point","expressions of relief and wonder"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong central figure with prabhā, hand in vara-mudrā; depict antarhāna as layered translucent washes; gods in neat rows with stylized ornaments.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold halo and arch; use gold-to-plain gradient to show disappearance; gods in symmetrical tiers with rich jewelry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle transparency and soft glow for vanishing; refined gestures and calm faces; balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic fading into sky-clouds; delicate lines; gods clustered with expressive gazes, central light receding."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory calm","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"assured, gentle, concluding"}
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative convention: a divine figure grants assurance or a boon-like promise and then performs antaradhāna (disappearance), signaling closure of a dialogue episode and reinforcing the authority of the preceding exchange.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition rather than a sacred-geography marker.
The verse foregrounds the ethic of pūjya-bhāva—recognizing and establishing others as worthy of honor—framed as a social and philosophical principle of respect and legitimation.
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