Varaha Purana 213.52 — Adhyaya 213, Shloka 52
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
स्पृहये देवदेवेश प्रसन्ने त्वयि शङ्कर ॥ यदि प्रीतोऽसि भगवन्ननुक्रोशतया मम
spṛhaye devadeveśa prasanne tvayi śaṅkara || yadi prīto'si bhagavann anukrośatayā mama
Wahai Dewa segala dewa, wahai Śaṅkara! Oleh kerana Engkau berkenan dengan rahmat—jika Engkau reda, wahai Bhagavān—maka dengan belas kasihan terhadapku…
Unnamed ascetic/supplicant (addressing Śiva/Śaṅkara)
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":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"Will you, moved by compassion, grant me your grace (anugraha) in the form I truly need?"}
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":"anugraha-vāda (grace doctrine)","core_concept":"The decisive cause is not the magnitude of the boon but the deity’s prasāda; the seeker appeals to compassion rather than merit or entitlement.","practical_application":"In sādhana, shift from bargaining to surrender: ask for inner transformation (purification, steadiness, devotion) and accept the form grace takes."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Asceticism (Tapas)","Devotional practice"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: narrative-setting
Related Themes: VP 213.55–56 (refusal of boons prepares this appeal)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The ascetic, seeing Śiva pleased, offers a heartfelt plea grounded in compassion—hands folded, eyes moist yet steady—invoking ‘Devadeveśa’ and ‘Śaṅkara’.","item_prompts":["supplicant in añjali, slightly bowed","Śiva with gentle smile, blessing gesture","subtle light descending to indicate prasāda","minimal rejected-boon symbols now absent or far away"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: emphasize expressive eyes and hand gestures; Śiva’s varada-mudrā with a soft aura; clean background to focus on compassion.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: radiant gold aura around Śiva; the supplicant rendered simply; highlight the moment of ‘prasanna’ with luminous prabhā.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: tender facial expressions; soft gradients; a quiet sanctum-like ambience with restrained ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate devotional scene in a small grove/riverbank; delicate lines; emphasis on humility and divine tenderness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"supplicatory, compassionate","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"warm, pleading yet composed"}
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative pattern: an ascetic addresses a deity with humility, framing requests as dependent on divine favor and compassion.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The verse foregrounds humility and compassionate reciprocity as ideals within devotional and ascetic discourse.
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