Varaha Purana 88.2: Adhyaya 88, Shloka 2
Account of the Extents of Śālmaladvīpa, Gomedadvīpa, and Puṣkaradvīpa
श्रीवराह उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा गतो रुद्रः क्षणाददृश्यमूर्तिमान् । ते च सर्वे गता देवा ऋषयश्च यथागतम् ॥ ८८.३ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | evam uktvā gato rudraḥ kṣaṇād adṛśyamūrtimān | te ca sarve gatā devā ṛṣayaś ca yathāgatam || 88.3 ||
Śrī Varāha bersabda: “Setelah berkata demikian, Rudra pun pergi, seketika menjadi tidak kelihatan. Dan semua dewa serta para ṛṣi juga beredar, masing-masing kembali sebagaimana mereka datang.”
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"narrative theology (deva-sāmānya and līlā)","core_concept":"Divine beings appear and withdraw at will (adṛśya-mūrti), underscoring māyā-like sovereignty and the episodic nature of revelation.","practical_application":"Accept transitions in teaching and life without agitation; recognize that instruction comes in phases and that silence/absence can also be part of learning."}
Subject Matter: ["Narrative framing","Cosmology","Inter-deity encounter","Textual transition"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mythic सभा/encounter-space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa adhyāya 88 transition from Rudra’s cosmography to Varāha’s continuing discourse
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"transitional, calm, slightly wondrous","suggested_raga":"Raga Kedar or Raga Shuddha Sarang (gentle closure)","pace":"medium with a slight pause after 'adṛśyamūrtimān'","voice_tone":"soft-authoritative, narrative"}
FAQs
It functions as a conventional Purāṇic narrative transition: a divine/sage assembly disperses after a discourse, marking closure of one episode and preparing the text for the next unit of instruction or narration.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the departure of Rudra, the gods, and the seers.
The verse does not present an explicit ethical injunction; its philosophical content is indirect, emphasizing the transient, episodic nature of divine appearances and the orderly conclusion of discourse.
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