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Shloka 28

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

भजते मम यो नित्यं मम लोकाय गच्छति ॥ वैश्यानां तु प्रवक्ष्यामि मम कर्मसु तिष्ठताम् ॥

bhajate mama yo nityaṃ mama lokāya gacchati | vaiśyānāṃ tu pravakṣyāmi mama karmasu tiṣṭhatām ||

Sesiapa yang sentiasa memuja-Ku akan pergi ke alam-Ku. Kini Aku akan menghuraikan kewajipan kaum Vaiśya—mereka yang tetap teguh dalam pekerjaan yang diperintahkan demi-Ku.

भजतेworships/serves
भजते:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
ममof me / my
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
नित्यंalways
नित्यं:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
लोकायto (my) world
लोकाय:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/goal)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वैश्यानाम्of the Vaiśyas
वैश्यानाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
प्रवक्ष्यामिI will declare
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कर्मसुin (my) rites/actions
कर्मसु:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/location)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
तिष्ठताम्let them remain/stand
तिष्ठताम्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution)

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, receptive to instruction on dharma","key_question":"What conduct leads to attaining the Lord’s world, and what are the prescribed duties of the Vaiśya when oriented to the Lord’s works?"}

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"General Vaiṣṇava orientation (attaining ‘my world’), not specifically Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā."}

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Constant worship of the Lord leads to His loka; the Lord then lays down Vaiśya-dharma as ‘works enjoined for me’ (īśvara-arpita svadharma).","karmic_consequence":"Steady worship and svadharma yield divine attainment (going to the Lord’s world); neglect implies loss of that telos and dharmic decline."}

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":"Implicit bhakti-soteriology: īśvara-prāpti through nitya-bhajana and karma as offering, but no explicit Yajña-Varāha mapping."}

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-yoga integrated with svadharma","core_concept":"Nitya-bhajana and īśvara-arpita karma as the path to the Lord’s loka; varṇa-duties are reframed as service to the Lord.","practical_application":"Maintain daily worship and perform one’s occupational/social duties as offerings, aligning livelihood with devotion."}

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Order (Varṇa Duties)","Devotional Practice"]

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Type: None

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 115.32–35 (continuation of varṇa-dharma and bhakti framing)

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher speaking dharma to Bhūdevī, announcing that constant worship leads to His realm and introducing Vaiśya duties.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in calm teaching posture","Bhūdevī listening with folded hands","palm-leaf manuscript or gesture of instruction (vyākhyāna-mudrā)","subtle aura indicating ‘my world’/Vaikuṇṭha goal"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with serene face, large expressive eyes, ornate jewelry; Bhūdevī in traditional attire; warm earthy palette; teaching mudrā.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with gold-leaf halo and heavy ornaments; Bhūdevī smaller at side; inscriptions motif suggesting dharma-śāstra.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued elegance; Varāha instructing; Bhūdevī attentive; soft architectural frame like a sabhā.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate guru-śiṣya tableau in a natural setting; Varāha teaching, Bhūdevī seated on grass; gentle hills and minimal ornament."}

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, teacherly"}

V
Varāha Purāṇa
P
Purāṇic Dharma
V
Vaiṣṇavism
V
Varṇa Discourse

FAQs

It exemplifies a Purāṇic synthesis of bhakti and dharma: devotion is foregrounded while social duties (varṇa-karmas) are presented as structured ethical practice.

No geographic location is named; “mama loka” denotes a theological realm rather than a terrestrial site.

Sustain steady devotion and fulfill one’s prescribed responsibilities, here introducing the Vaiśya’s duty framework.