Varaha Purana 22.38: Adhyaya 22, Shloka 38
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
देवो मा दुहिता मह्यं तां रुद्राय ददाम्यहम् । त्वया देव अनुज्ञातस्तत्करोमि प्रसाधि माम् ॥ २२.३८ ॥
devo mā duhitā mahyaṃ tāṃ rudrāya dadāmy aham | tvayā deva anujñātas tat karomi prasādhi mām || 22.38 ||
देव, सा मम दुहिता; अहं तां रुद्राय ददामि। त्वया देव अनुज्ञातः तत् करोमि; मां प्रसादय।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A father/guardian gives his daughter in marriage with the sanction (anujñā) of the appropriate authority/elders, seeking blessings for the rite’s propriety.","karmic_consequence":"Properly sanctioned kanyādāna supports social/ritual order and accrues merit; acting without due sanction is implied to invite blame/ritual impropriety (doṣa)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma/ethics","core_concept":"Dharma is enacted through consent, propriety, and seeking grace (prasāda) rather than mere assertion of power.","practical_application":"In major life-rites, obtain counsel/permission from legitimate elders/authorities and perform actions with humility and accountability."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual and Social Customs","Genealogy"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: mythic court/ritual setting
Related Themes: Immediate surrounding verses: Brahmā’s approval and the subsequent convocation (22.22.39-41)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A supplicant figure speaks to a higher deity/authority: ‘She is my daughter; I give her to Rudra,’ hands folded, requesting permission and grace.","item_prompts":["añjali-mudrā supplication","gesture of granting (dāna) symbol—water-pot or offering vessel","Rudra indicated iconographically (trident, matted hair) as intended groom (even if off-scene)","authority figure’s approving posture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: speaker in respectful añjali, ornate costume; authority figure seated with calm blessing gesture; Rudra hinted via emblematic trident motif in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: embossed gold for halos and ornaments; central authority figure with blessing hand; donor figure slightly below; symbolic trident/ḍamaru motif to signify Rudra.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions emphasizing humility; minimal props—kamaṇḍalu, offering vessel; soft palette and balanced spacing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative clarity—two figures in profile dialogue; Rudra signified by a small vignette or emblem; cool tones and stylized architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, petitionary","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi (for auspicious rite)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, respectful, slightly softened on ‘prasādhi mām’"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era narrative conventions around marriage-giving (kanyādāna) framed with an emphasis on permission/authorization (anujñā), illustrating how social-ritual acts are rhetorically anchored in sanctioned authority within the text’s storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a speech-act about giving a daughter to Rudra with acknowledged permission.
The verse foregrounds acting with authorization/consent (anujñā) and seeking goodwill (prasāda), presenting a normative ideal that significant actions should be undertaken with acknowledged approval and with attention to relational harmony.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.