Varaha Purana 71.62 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 62
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
रुद्र उवाच । एवं मया ब्रह्मसुताः प्रोक्ता जग्मुर्यथागतम् । गौतमोऽपि स्वकं गेहं जगामाशु परंतपः ॥ ७१.६२ ॥
rudra uvāca | evaṃ mayā brahmasutāḥ proktā jagmur yathāgatam | gautamo 'pi svakaṃ gehaṃ jagāmāśu paraṃtapaḥ || 71.62 ||
रुद्र उवाच—एवं मया प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मसुताः यथागतम् जग्मुः। गौतमोऽपि परंतपः शीघ्रं स्वगृहं जगाम।
Rudra
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"pedagogy and lineage transmission","core_concept":"Teaching is completed through correct reception and orderly departure; dharma-knowledge moves through recognized lineages (Brahmā’s sons) and returns to its seats (āśrama).","practical_application":"After instruction, act accordingly and maintain decorum; preserve teachings without distortion as they pass through lineages."}
Subject Matter: ["Narrative","Sages and Lineages","Transmission of Teaching"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: divine/ṛṣi-sabhā and āśrama (implied)
Related Themes: 71.71.63; 72.72.1
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rudra concluding instruction; Brahmā’s sons respectfully depart; Gautama returns swiftly to his hermitage; a calm, orderly dispersal after discourse.","item_prompts":["Rudra seated as teacher","group of sages (Brahmā’s sons) with folded hands departing","Gautama walking toward an āśrama hut","forest backdrop","gesture of completion (varada/abhaya lowered)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Rudra in teaching seat with serene expression; sages in orderly line exiting; stylized forest and āśrama architecture; subdued palette emphasizing śānta.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Rudra central with gold halo; smaller sage figures in procession; ornate but calm composition; minimal motion cues for ‘āśu’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly calm; detailed sage garments; soft forest shading; emphasis on respectful gestures and narrative clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with winding path to hermitage; small figures moving away; Rudra under a tree pavilion; delicate colors and airy space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, settling","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"even, story-telling clarity"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device: sages receive instruction and then depart, marking the closure of a discourse unit and preserving the sense of an oral-teaching lineage.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it only mentions Gautama returning to his own dwelling (geha).
The verse emphasizes orderly transmission of instruction and disciplined return to one’s duties after receiving teachings, without presenting a direct prescriptive rule.
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