Varaha Purana 125.154 — Adhyaya 125, Shloka 154
The Cycle of Māyā
Illusory Causation and Perceptual Reversal
किमिदं भ्रान्तरूपोऽसि किं वा त्वं दृष्टवानसि ॥ पश्यामि त्वां व्यग्रमिव सावधानो भव स्वयम्
kim idaṃ bhrāntarūpo 'si kiṃ vā tvaṃ dṛṣṭavān asi || paśyāmi tvāṃ vyagram iva sāvadhāno bhava svayam
“Apakah ini—adakah engkau dalam keadaan keliru? Atau engkau telah melihat sesuatu? Aku melihatmu seolah-olah gelisah; jadilah waspada dan tenangkan dirimu sendiri.”
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Indirect: Varāha is speaking within a narrated dialogue ultimately addressed to Pṛthivī, modeling attentive counsel and moral-psychological diagnosis."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"observer (receiving Varāha’s report); implied concern for beings afflicted by moha","key_question":"What has caused your भ्रम (delusive confusion) and agitation—did you perceive something that destabilized your mind?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"One should regain self-command (सावधानता) when delusion or agitation arises; composure is the gateway to right discernment and right action.","karmic_consequence":"Composure supports dharmic decision-making; remaining in भ्रम/व्यग्रता leads to further adharma through impulsive acts and misperception."}
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":"moral psychology / viveka","core_concept":"Moha (confusion) manifests as vyagratā (agitation); dharma begins with restored attention and self-governance.","practical_application":"When disturbed, pause, inquire into the cause, re-center attention, and avoid acting until clarity returns."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Psychology of Delusion"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame in this adhyāya (narrated instruction through an exemplum)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, calm and authoritative, addresses an agitated person, gesturing for steadiness and attention.","item_prompts":["Varāha as dignified divine figure","agitated man with unsettled posture","teaching gesture (abhaya/upanayana-like admonition)","quiet hermitage or roadside setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene Varāha-faced Viṣṇu-like figure with expressive eyes, warm earthy palette; the distressed man shown with lowered gaze; minimal background foliage.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha figure with ornate halo and gold accents; the agitated man smaller, hands half-raised; emphasis on didactic moment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading; Varāha’s composed expression contrasted with the man’s anxious face; subdued natural background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside/forest vignette; Varāha instructing with gentle hand gesture; the man depicted restless, leaning forward."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory yet compassionate","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, clarifying, slightly firm on imperatives (सावधानो भव)"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic pedagogy: diagnosing mental disturbance before delivering doctrinal or ethical clarification.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Cultivate attentiveness and composure before judgment—an implicit prerequisite for ethical discernment.
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