Varaha Purana 136.28 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 28

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

लब्धो योगश्च साङ्ख्यं च जातोऽस्मि विगतज्वरः ॥ त्वत्प्रसादेन जातोऽस्मि पूर्णाम्बुरिव सागरः

Transliteration

labdho yogaś ca sāṅkhyaṃ ca jāto'smi vigatajvaraḥ || tvatprasādena jāto'smi pūrṇāmbur iva sāgaraḥ

Translation

Yoga dan Sāṅkhya telah diperoleh kembali, dan aku bebas daripada panas resah seperti demam. Dengan kurniamu aku menjadi laksana lautan yang penuh dengan air.

Word by Word

• labdhaḥ: obtained/regained

• yogaḥ: yoga

• ca: and

• sāṅkhyam: Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge/system)

• ca: and

• jātaḥ asmi: I have become

• vigata-jvaraḥ: free from fever/distress

• tvat-prasādena: by your grace/favor

• pūrṇa-ambuḥ: full of water

• iva: like

• sāgaraḥ: ocean

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva) (inferred continuation of speech)

Varaha Avatara Context

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

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None (testimony of recovery: yoga and sāṅkhya regained; distress removed; gratitude for prasāda)."}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Restoration of yoga and sāṅkhya in a great deity signals cosmic re-alignment: right knowledge (sāṅkhya) and right integration (yoga) return through divine grace, like the ocean refilled—order replenished after depletion.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Sāṅkhya-Yoga as complementary means: discernment of tattvas and cessation of kleśa; grace accelerates the return to sattva and steadiness (sthiti)."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"yoga/sāṅkhya integration","core_concept":"Spiritual ‘fever’ (jvara) is cured when discernment (sāṅkhya) and disciplined absorption (yoga) are restored, often through anugraha.","practical_application":"Balance analysis of mind/world (tattva-viveka) with steady practice (abhyāsa); treat agitation as a symptom to be cooled by discipline, devotion, and right understanding."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: Śānta

Secondary Rasa: Hāsya

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: didactic passages linking liberation to yoga and knowledge (general motif)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Śiva appears cooled and composed, as if a fever has broken; the ocean metaphor is visualized—waves calm, waters full—behind or around him, indicating restored fullness by divine favor.","item_prompts":["Śiva with serene face and relaxed shoulders","cool-toned aura (moonlike)","full ocean backdrop","gesture of gratitude toward the deity who granted prasāda"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Śiva with cool blue-green shading, calm ocean band behind; ornate yet tranquil composition; emphasize ‘cooling’ after jvara.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold accents with deep blue ocean; Śiva’s calm visage; embossed waves as decorative motif; prasāda conveyed by radiant halo from the benefactor deity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle ocean symbolism, refined shading; focus on serenity and ‘recovered’ expression.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical seascape with stylized waves; Śiva seated in meditation-like calm, hands in añjali or relaxed mudrā."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"cool, settled, thankful","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, relieved, reverent"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Sāṅkhya-Yoga

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It explicitly pairs Yoga and Sāṅkhya, reflecting a classical Indian tendency to treat them as complementary disciplines within broader Purāṇic synthesis.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; “ocean” functions as a metaphor rather than a site identifier.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes gratitude and the restoration of composure/health (vigatajvara) through guidance and supportive intervention.