Varaha Purana 13.2: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 2
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
Pūrva Bhāga · Dialogic Narrative (Muni Inquiry and Deeds of Hari)
कोऽसौ गौरमुखः श्रीमान् मुनिः परमधार्मिकः । किं चकार हरेः कर्म दृष्ट्वाऽसौ मुनिपुङ्गवः ॥ १३.२ ॥
ko'sau gauramukhaḥ śrīmān muniḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | kiṁ cakāra hareḥ karma dṛṣṭvā'sau munipuṅgavaḥ || 13.2 ||
ko.asau gauramukhaH shrImAn muniH paramadhArmmikaH | kiM chakAra hareH karmma dRRiShTvA.asau munipuMgavaH || 13.2 ||
ဖြူဝင်းသောမျက်နှာရှိ၍ ဂုဏ်သရေပြည့်စုံကာ ဓမ္မကိုအလွန်တည်ကြည်သော မုနိသည် မည်သူနည်း။ ဟရိ၏လုပ်ရပ်ကိုမြင်ပြီးနောက် မုနိတို့အထွတ်အမြတ်သည် ဘာကိုပြုလုပ်ခဲ့သနည်း။
Sandhi Notes
- कोऽसौ = कः + असौ
- दृष्ट्वाऽसौ = दृष्ट्वा + असौ
Pṛthivī
Curious
Who is the supremely dharmic sage Gauramukha, and what did he do after witnessing Hari’s deed?
The highest dharma is shown by how a realized person responds after witnessing the divine (Hareḥ karma)—identity and action together define sanctity.
Model one’s conduct on dharmic exemplars: after encountering the sacred, translate wonder into disciplined action (service, vow, teaching, restraint—per the forthcoming narrative).
Hari is referenced as the divine actor.
Varāha Purāṇa: immediate subsequent verses likely narrating Gauramukha’s lineage, tapas, and actions
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: an interlocutor frames the next episode through questions about an exemplary sage and the observed actions of Hari, guiding the listener into the ensuing account.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it functions as a narrative prompt rather than a topographical reference.
The verse foregrounds dharma through the epithet paramadhārmikaḥ, indicating that moral exemplarity (as embodied by the sage) is central to interpreting the narrative that follows.
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