Varaha Purana 166.4 — Adhyaya 166, Shloka 4
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
राज्यं च कुर्वतस्तस्य आगतो नारदस्तदा ॥ विष्टरं पाद्यमर्घ्यं च तस्मै दत्तं यथोचितम् ॥
rājyaṁ ca kurvatas tasya āgato nāradas tadā || viṣṭaraṁ pādyam arghyaṁ ca tasmai dattaṁ yathocitam ||
Ketika baginda sedang mentadbir kerajaan, pada saat itu Nārada datang. Lalu diberikan kepadanya tempat duduk, air membasuh kaki (pādya), dan persembahan penghormatan (arghya) sebagaimana sewajarnya.
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":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A ruler should honor visiting sages properly with āsana (seat), pādya (water for feet), and arghya (honor-offering) according to etiquette.","karmic_consequence":"Proper satkāra of a ṛṣi brings auspicious counsel and merit; neglect invites loss of blessing and potential curse (implied Purāṇic norm)."}
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":"ācāra (right conduct)","core_concept":"Dharma is enacted through respectful reception of the wise; outer ritual courtesy supports inner humility and receptivity to truth.","practical_application":"When receiving teachers/elders/guests, offer appropriate welcome and resources; treat counsel-bearing visitors as sacred opportunities."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: courtly setting
Related Themes: 166.5.0 (Nārada’s teaching follows the hospitality)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada arrives at the court; attendants present a seat, pādya vessel, and arghya tray; the king receives him with folded hands.","item_prompts":["Nārada with vīṇā and ascetic ornaments","royal attendants holding pādya pot and arghya tray","low seat/āsana offered","king in añjali","court pillars and canopy"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Nārada centrally with vīṇā; stylized attendants offering pādya/arghya; king in respectful posture; rich reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on arghya tray and ornaments; Nārada with halo; ornate court setting; strong frontal composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, detailed vessels for pādya and arghya; soft shading; devotional dignity in gestures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate court scene with lyrical lines; Nārada’s vīṇā prominent; delicate rendering of ritual vessels."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, ceremonious","suggested_raga":"Bilahari (bright auspicious)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, formal"}
FAQs
It documents classical norms of hospitality toward ascetics/sages, a key feature of courtly and ritual culture in Sanskrit literature.
No specific location is named; the verse situates the action at the king’s court/realm.
Proper reception of guests—especially sages—is presented as a marker of righteous governance and social order.
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