Varaha Purana 137.32 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 32
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
शृणु पुण्यं महाभागे मम क्षेत्रेषु सुन्दरि ॥ प्राप्नुवन्ति महाभागे गता सौकरवं प्रति ॥
śṛṇu puṇyaṃ mahābhāge mama kṣetreṣu sundari | prāpnuvanti mahābhāge gatā saukaravaṃ prati ||
Dengarlah, wahai yang amat beruntung, wahai wanita jelita, kisah penuh kebajikan tentang kṣetra-kṣetra suci-Ku; sesiapa yang pergi menuju Saukarava, wahai yang mulia, akan memperoleh buah ganjarannya.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Saukarava","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Pilgrimage instruction: hear and heed the merit of the Lord’s kṣetras; those who go to Saukarava obtain its spiritual reward.","karmic_consequence":"Going with faith yields puṇya and auspicious attainment; disregard implies forfeiting that merit (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":"bhakti through śravaṇa-yātrā","core_concept":"Śravaṇa (receptive listening) prepares the mind for transformative action (yātrā); sacred geography is a pedagogy of devotion.","practical_application":"First learn (śravaṇa) the meaning and discipline of a kṣetra, then undertake pilgrimage with humility and ethical conduct."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: kṣetra network culminating in a named destination
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: kṣetra-māhātmya sections often begin with ‘śṛṇu’ as a didactic marker before enumerating tīrtha-phalas.
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher-figure (Varāha as narrator/instructor) addressing a ‘fortunate, beautiful lady’ and pointing toward a sacred map-like landscape of his kṣetras, with Saukarava highlighted as the destination.","item_prompts":["instructor figure gesturing (upadeśa)","listener lady attentive (mahābhāgā, sundarī)","stylized sacred landscape/map with multiple kṣetras","a highlighted shrine/marker labeled Saukarava","pilgrims on a path"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha as dignified instructor (even if boar-form not explicit), seated with palm-leaf/gesture; listener lady in profile; background shows stylized kṣetra icons; Saukarava shrine emphasized.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central teaching tableau with gold-leaf halo and ornaments; a small inset panel showing Saukarava temple/tīrtha; rich reds and greens; iconic devotional framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined didactic scene, soft colors; detailed jewelry and calm expressions; background with delicate temple silhouettes marking kṣetras.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate teacher-disciple composition; rolling landscape with a path to a small shrine labeled Saukarava; lyrical, narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bilawal for clarity)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, benevolent"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic genre of kṣetra-māhātmya, where specific places are framed as cultural-heritage landscapes linked with ethical practices and pilgrimage memory.
‘Saukarava’ is named as a destination; the fragment does not provide enough internal markers to securely equate it with a single modern site without external manuscript commentary.
The verse promotes attentive learning (śṛṇu) and frames movement toward a designated heritage-site (kṣetra) as connected with merit (puṇya).
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