Varaha Purana 137.53 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 53
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
तीर्थेषु तेषु स्नातश्च यां प्राप्नोति परां गतिम् ॥ चक्रतीर्थं महाभागे यत्र चक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम्
tīrtheṣu teṣu snātaś ca yāṃ prāpnoti parāṃ gatim || cakratīrthaṃ mahābhāge yatra cakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Dan dengan mandi di tīrtha-tīrtha itu, seseorang mencapai keadaan tertinggi. Wahai yang bertuah, ada Cakra-tīrtha, tempat cakra (cakram suci) dipratishtha/dienshrinkan.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"attentive; witnessing a courtly exchange","key_question":"What counsel or petition is being delivered to the king through this offering?"}
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":"ethics of offering and speech","core_concept":"Dāna/arpana and respectful address to authority as social dharma; objects can mediate petitions and truth-telling.","practical_application":"Offer gifts with clean intent and speak truthfully yet respectfully in assemblies; let material offerings support righteous counsel."}
Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: courtly space
Related Themes: Narrative episodes in Varāha Purāṇa where gifts/ornaments trigger dharma instruction or royal decisions (generic internal pattern)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A beautiful woman with auspicious eyes lifts a jeweled ornament and offers it toward the narrator/recipient; she then turns to address the king seated on a throne with attendants.","item_prompts":["woman holding ornament (necklace/armlet)","king on throne","court attendants","gesture of offering","jewelry sparkle","palace pillars/curtains"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized palace interior, elongated eyes, ornate jewelry; the woman mid-gesture offering the ornament, king in regal posture, saturated colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf emphasis on jewelry and throne, rich brocade costumes, frontal iconic composition with court symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant court painting, fine shading on faces, detailed textiles; subtle narrative moment of offering and speech.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical palace scene with delicate lines, expressive faces, patterned carpets; the ornament rendered as a bright focal point."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, poised","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"storytelling clarity with gentle emphasis on action verbs (‘samuttārya…nivedayāmāsa…provāca’)"}
FAQs
It preserves a toponym (Cakratīrtha) and a typical Purāṇic claim about tīrtha efficacy, relevant to mapping pilgrimage networks and the rhetoric of sacred-space legitimation.
Cakratīrtha is explicitly named; the fragment alone does not provide enough data to securely equate it with a single modern site without additional manuscript/contextual corroboration.
The instruction centers on tīrtha practice—bathing at designated sites—as a culturally framed means of moral-spiritual refinement.
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