Varaha Purana 154.8 — Adhyaya 154, Shloka 8
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
त्वया विवाहिता राजन्न च मां विजहात्स्मृतिः ॥ एतत्तीर्थप्रभावेन धर्मयुक्ता तथानघ
tvayā vivāhitā rājanna ca māṃ vijahātsmṛtiḥ || etattīrthaprabhāvena dharmayuktā tathānagha
Wahai raja, engkau telah mengahwiniku dan ingatanku tidak meninggalkanku. Dengan potensi tirtha ini, wahai yang tidak bercela, aku menjadi selaras dengan dharma.
Pīvarī
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Tīrtha-prabhāva restores dharma-alignment and preserves smṛti (moral memory) within marital duty and righteous conduct.","karmic_consequence":"Alignment with dharma and steadiness of memory/virtue; implied avoidance of adharma-born downfall."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of memory and dharma","core_concept":"Smṛti (moral recollection) and dharma can be strengthened through sacred place-contact and righteous relational duty.","practical_application":"Seek dharmic counsel and sacred environments when confused; uphold commitments (e.g., marriage) with ethical clarity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: tīrtha
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 154 (Dhārāpatanaka/Yamuneśvara tīrtha narrative context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pīvarī addresses the king, recalling marriage and the tīrtha’s power to keep her aligned with dharma and unbroken memory.","item_prompts":["king and queen in dialogue","riverbank or shrine indicating tīrtha","gesture of remembrance (hand to heart)","aura or sanctity motif around the site"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: regal couple in profile, saturated reds/greens, stylized riverbank tīrtha with temple lamp, calm śānta expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: seated royal pair with ornate jewelry, gold-leaf halo motifs, small tīrtha shrine icon behind, emphasis on auspiciousness.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, palace-meets-river setting, restrained devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly scene, cool palette, flowing river and small shrine, lyrical emphasis on memory and virtue."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective and ethical","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle, narrative-solemn"}
FAQs
It connects personal biography (marriage, memory) to sacred geography, a hallmark of Purāṇic moral storytelling.
A specific tīrtha is referenced but not named in this verse; it continues the Yamunā/Mathurā-region trajectory implied earlier.
The verse foregrounds dharma as an orienting principle, presented as strengthened through contact with culturally valued places.
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