Varaha Purana 137.36 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 36
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
आत्मकर्मसु संयुक्तं चक्रवत्परिवर्तते ॥ जातो जन्तुर्भवेद्बालो बालस्तु तरुणो भवेत् ॥
ātmakarmasu saṃyuktaṃ cakravat parivartate | jāto jantur bhaved bālo bālas tu taruṇo bhavet ||
Terikat pada karma dirinya sendiri, makhluk itu berputar seperti roda; setelah lahir ia menjadi kanak-kanak, dan kanak-kanak itu akhirnya menjadi remaja.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical exemplar (vinaya and reverence)","core_concept":"Humility and respectful address—touching the feet—signals dharmic relational conduct and receptivity to counsel.","practical_application":"Approach elders/teachers/spouses with respect; listen first, respond without hostility, and ground speech in humility."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Narrative framing around a king and queen (implied larger story context)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, tender","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, storytelling, gentle"}
FAQs
It preserves a compact karmic anthropology—human development and change are framed through the metaphor of cyclical motion (cakravat), common across Sanskrit philosophical discourse.
No geographic location is mentioned.
It emphasizes personal responsibility: beings experience change while ‘yoked’ to their own deeds (ātmakarman).
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