Varaha Purana 55.29: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 29
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
भद्राश्व उवाच । कीदृशी सा स्तुतिर्ब्रह्मन् यां चकार स पार्थिवः । किं च तस्याभवद् देवं स्तुवतः पुरुषोत्तमम् ॥ ५५.२९ ॥
bhadrāśva uvāca | kīdṛśī sā stutir brahman yāṃ cakāra sa pārthivaḥ | kiṃ ca tasyābhavad devaṃ stuvataḥ puruṣottamam || 55.29 ||
भद्राश्व उवाच— ब्रह्मन्, सा स्तुतिः कीदृशी या स पार्थिवेन कृता? तथा पुरुषोत्तमं देवं स्तुवतः तस्य किं समभवत्?
Bhadrāśva
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","key_question":"What was the nature/content of the king’s stuti, and what result occurred for him while praising Puruṣottama?"}
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":"hermeneutics of devotion","core_concept":"Bhakti is evaluated both by its form (stuti’s nature) and its transformative fruit (phala).","practical_application":"When adopting prayers/hymns, inquire into meaning, intent, and expected inner change—not merely recitation."}
Subject Matter: ["Dialogue","Devotional Literature (Stuti)","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Type: dialogue frame
Related Themes: Directly answered by Durvāsā in 55.55.30 and subsequent verses (the stuti itself and its phala).
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhadrāśva, attentive and respectful, questions a Brahmin sage about the king’s hymn and its divine outcome.","item_prompts":["seated kṣatriya (Bhadrāśva) with folded hands","sage/Brahmin listener in front (anticipating Durvāsā)","palm-leaf manuscript between them","quiet hermitage setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: two-figure dialogue in an āśrama, expressive eyes, hand gestures of inquiry and teaching, manuscript motif prominent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly adorned questioner with gold accents, sage with luminous aura, ornate arch framing a didactic scene.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: intimate conversational composition, fine textiles, calm background, emphasis on gesture and gaze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: delicate indoor/outdoor veranda of an āśrama, soft colors, narrative clarity with manuscript as focal prop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"inquiring and anticipatory","suggested_raga":"Khamaj (gentle curiosity)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, slightly rising intonation on the two interrogatives (‘kīdṛśī…?’, ‘kiṃ ca…?’)"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a named interlocutor requests the exact form of a hymn and the consequential outcome (phala), indicating the text’s interest in preserving liturgical wording and associated cultural memory.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a transitional inquiry within the dialogue, preparing for the hymn’s content and its narrative setting elsewhere in the chapter.
The verse frames an ethical-philosophical inquiry into praise and intention: it asks what kind of praise was offered and what effects followed, foregrounding accountability and the relationship between speech-act (stuti) and consequence.
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