Varaha Purana 12.2 — Adhyaya 12, Shloka 2
Supratīka’s Hymn to Rāma and the Granting of a Boon through Divine Manifestation
चित्रकूटे गिरौ विष्णुः सदा रामेति कीर्त्यते । ततोऽहं रामसंज्ञेन नाम्ना स्तौमि जगत्पतिम् ॥ १२.२ ॥
citrakūṭe girau viṣṇuḥ sadā rāmeti kīrtyate | tato 'haṃ rāmasaṃjñena nāmnā staumi jagatpatim || 12.2 ||
Di gunung Citrakūṭa, Viṣṇu sentiasa dipuji dengan nama “Rāma”. Oleh itu, aku memuji Tuhan semesta alam dengan gelaran “Rāma”.
Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)
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":"Why is Viṣṇu praised by the appellation “Rāma” at Citrakūṭa, and how does divine naming preserve sacred memory?"}
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":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The divine Name functions as a stable upāsanā-support (ālambana): the same Jagatpati is accessed through culturally anchored nāma (here “Rāma”), showing immanence through linguistic form.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Nāma–rūpa as a pedagogical interface: Brahman/Īśvara is one, approached via sanctioned names tied to place, memory, and bhakti."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of nāma (divine onomastics)","core_concept":"The Lord is one, yet praised through context-bearing names that carry specific devotional and geographic resonances.","practical_application":"Anchor daily japa/stuti in a chosen divine name connected to a tīrtha or lineage to stabilize attention and deepen bhakti."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Sites","Geography","Theology (onomastics of the divine)","Cultural Memory"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: sacred mountain/tīrtha associated with Rāma-tradition
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 12.12 (Rāma-nāma stuti sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in a teaching posture, evokes Citrakūṭa as a sacred mountain where Viṣṇu is praised as “Rāma,” emphasizing the power of the Name over landscape.","item_prompts":["rocky sacred hill (Citrakūṭa)","ascetics or pilgrims chanting ‘Rāma’","Viṣṇu/Varāha as narrator with palm-leaf or gesture of instruction","tīrtha markers (flags, small shrine)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm ochres/greens, stylized Citrakūṭa hill, serene instructor-deity gesturing to chanting sages, emphasis on sacred landscape motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Viṣṇu/Varāha as teacher with gold-leaf halo, miniature Citrakūṭa vignette below with devotees chanting ‘Rāma’, ornate arch and floral borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha narrating with refined hand-mudrā, Citrakūṭa rendered as layered blue-grey rocks with small hermitages.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical mountain contours, small figures of sādhus in a grove chanting ‘Rāma’, deity as calm narrator in the foreground with bright textiles and clear sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, contemplative nāma-stuti","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, didactic warmth"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic strategies of sacred geography, associating a specific landscape (Citrakūṭa) with enduring commemorative practice (kīrtana/celebration) and linking regional memory to pan-Indic Vaiṣṇava identity through the name “Rāma.”
Citrakūṭa (Citrakūṭa-giri), a well-attested North Indian pilgrimage landscape, commonly identified in modern scholarship with the Chitrakoot region spanning parts of present-day Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
The verse foregrounds disciplined remembrance and respectful speech—praising the ‘Lord of the world’ through a chosen name—functioning as a cultural-philosophical instruction on sustaining collective memory tied to a heritage site.
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