Varaha Purana 32.12 — Adhyaya 32, Shloka 12
Dharma as the Bull-Form: Soma’s Transgression and the Institution of the Thirteenth Lunar Day Observance
तान्दृष्ट्वा युध्यतो देवानसुरैः सह कोपितान् । नारदः प्राह संगम्य पित्रे ब्रह्मणि हर्षितः ॥ ३२.१३ ॥
tān dṛṣṭvā yudhyato devān asuraiḥ saha kopitān | nāradaḥ prāha saṅgamya pitre brahmaṇi harṣitaḥ || 32.13 ||
Melihat para dewa bertempur dengan para Asura dalam kemarahan, Nārada pun bersukacita, lalu mendekati ayahandanya Brahmā dan berkata.
Narrator (speaker not explicit in the verse; default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"Narrative pivot: the sage-messenger Nārada initiates higher mediation by informing Brahmā."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"role of the sage (ṛṣi-dharma)","core_concept":"When passions inflame collectives, the wise act as conduits to higher discernment; Nārada’s movement signifies that counsel and mediation are dharmic interventions.","practical_application":"In conflict, seek impartial mediators and escalate to principled arbitration rather than retaliatory cycles."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Mythic History"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic transit / celestial court
Related Themes: 32.32.14 (Brahmā intervenes)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative-turning, purposeful","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear and slightly lifted on nāradaḥ prāha"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: framing cosmic conflict (deva–asura struggle) through the movement of authoritative sages (here, Nārada) who relay events to primordial figures such as Brahmā, helping structure the text’s mythic historiography.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse; it is set in a generalized cosmic or mythic battlefield context.
The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; its philosophical function is contextual—highlighting communication, counsel, and transmission of knowledge in moments of crisis within the Purāṇic worldview.
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