Varaha Purana 207.52 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 52
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
दुर्ल्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु यच्च प्रियतरं तव ॥ तपोमयानां सर्वेषां द्विजातीनां च सुव्रत
durllabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu yac ca priyataraṃ tava || tapomayānāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvijātīnāṃ ca suvrata
Wahai yang berikrar mulia, apa yang sukar diperoleh di tiga alam dan yang paling engkau kasihi—ajaran ini bagi semua yang tekun bertapa, dan juga bagi golongan dwijati (dua kali lahir).
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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":"instructor","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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"What is rare in the three worlds and most dear is taught as an ethical-ascetic ideal for tapasvins and the twice-born.","karmic_consequence":"Upholding tapas-oriented dharma leads to prized attainments (esteem, spiritual progress); neglect implies loss of the ‘rare’ good (merit/inner excellence)."}
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":"sādhana/ethics","core_concept":"The highest ‘dear and rare’ good is accessed through tapas-aligned conduct, especially for dvijas and ascetics.","practical_application":"Prioritize austerity, restraint, and dharmic commitments over worldly attainments; treat ethical excellence as the true ‘rare treasure’."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ascetic Ideals"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: upadeśa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: adjacent dharma-upadeśa verses in adhyāya 207 (virtues, tapas, dāna)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine teacher delivering dharma-upadeśa—calm, authoritative, addressing an unseen audience of tapasvins/dvijas.","item_prompts":["seated divine figure (Varāha implied) in teaching posture","palm-leaf manuscript or rosary","listeners as ascetics with matted hair and dvijas with yajñopavīta","forest hermitage ambience"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; serene Varāha-teacher with subtle boar features, halo, seated in āśrama setting; ascetics and dvijas attentive; flat decorative foliage.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style; central enthroned Varāha-guru with prabhāmaṇḍala and gold-leaf ornaments; small rows of dvija/ascetic devotees; rich architectural frame.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting; delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha in calm upadeśa mudrā; hermitage props (kamandalu, deer-skin seat).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature; hillside āśrama, Varāha as teacher under a tree; intimate group of sages; cool colors and lyrical landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, clear, instructive"}
FAQs
It uses standard Purāṇic address and social categories (dvijāti, tapas) to frame ethical teaching, reflecting the didactic style of Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is mentioned; “three worlds” is cosmological rather than geographical.
The verse introduces a teaching aimed at disciplined living (tapas) and moral restraint, presented as rare and highly valued.
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