Varaha Purana 137.186 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 186
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पित्रर्थे मृगयां यातो मृगलिप्सुर्वने तदा ॥ अरण्ये स तदा गत्वा व्याघ्रसिंहनिषेविते
pitrarthe mṛgayāṁ yāto mṛgalipsurvane tadā || araṇye sa tadā gatvā vyāghrasiṁhaniṣevite
Demi urusan ayahnya, pada waktu itu dia pergi berburu, menginginkan buruan di rimba. Setelah memasuki belantara yang sering didatangi harimau dan singa, dia pun meneruskan langkah ke hadapan.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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":"None (assurance removing fear of adharma in revealing a secret)."}
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":"Disclosing a confidential matter to the rightful inquirer/authority is not adharma; reassurance enables truthful narration within marriage/family context.","karmic_consequence":"Rightful disclosure maintains dharma and trust; wrongful disclosure would incur blame and social harm (implied)."}
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":"relational dharma (trust and truth)","core_concept":"Dharma is not mere secrecy or mere truth-telling; it is truth spoken under protection of right intention and right relationship.","practical_application":"When seeking sensitive truth, offer safety and clarity of purpose; when speaking, disclose only to those with legitimate need and benevolent intent."}
Subject Matter: ["Heritage Narratives","Ethics","Ecology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: household/private conversation
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 137 (sequence on guhyārtha-kathana and satya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A husband/authority figure reassures a beloved lady that speaking the secret is not sinful; she listens, poised to respond.","item_prompts":["two seated figures facing each other","reassuring hand gesture","woman’s attentive expression","private interior with minimal props","sense of emotional safety and gravity"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symmetrical seated pair, expressive eyes; warm palette emphasizing intimacy and ethical gravity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: rich textiles, gold borders; the reassuring figure with halo-like aura of authority, the lady adorned yet modest.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced facial expressions, soft lighting; emphasis on the moment before speech.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: delicate interior with patterned cushions, gentle colors; narrative caption-like clarity of the exchange."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calming, confidential","suggested_raga":"Khamas","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"low, reassuring, intimate"}
FAQs
It preserves conventional epic-Purāṇic forest setting markers (araṇya, predators) used to frame trials, encounters, and moral turns.
Only a generic setting—forest/wilderness (vana/araṇya)—is indicated, with no specific toponym.
The verse is primarily narrative; ethically, it foregrounds duty to family (pitrarthe) as a motivation for action.
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