Varaha Purana 95.28: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 28
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
या क्यामासुरव्यग्रास्तास्तां देवीं बुभुक्षिताः । बुभुक्षिता वयं देवि देहि नो भोजनं शुभे ॥
yā kyāmāsuravyagrās tāstāṁ devīṁ bubhukṣitāḥ | bubhukṣitā vayaṁ devi dehi no bhojanaṁ śubhe ||
या क्यामासुरव्यग्रास्तास्तां देवीं बुभुक्षिताः । बुभुक्षिता वयं देवि देहि नो भोजनं शुभे ॥
The Goddess’s attendants (devyaḥ)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"petitioned; placed under pressure by hungry dependents","key_question":"How can hunger be relieved—who will provide immediate sustenance?"}
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":"ethics of dependence and stewardship","core_concept":"Those in authority are approached first for protection and sustenance; hunger can erode social restraint.","practical_application":"Treat basic needs (food/security) as dharmic priorities to prevent coercion and conflict."}
Subject Matter: ["Mythic narrative","Hunger and sustenance","Petition speech"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: mythic divine setting
Related Themes: 95.95.35-38 (scarcity → meditation on Rudra → dialogue)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A group of agitated divine attendants, gaunt with hunger, crowd before the Goddess and plead for food.","item_prompts":["hungry attendants with imploring gestures","Goddess seated/standing in composure","hands folded (añjali)","sense of urgency in faces","empty bowls/plates as symbolic props"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Devi in rich reds and greens, attendants clustered with expressive eyes and hand-gestures, flat decorative background, temple-like aura.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Devi with gold halo and heavy jewelry, attendants in smaller scale at her feet, embossed gold for ornaments and arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, Devi calm and luminous, attendants rendered with restrained drama and refined textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside palette and fine faces, attendants in a tight narrative group, Devi serene, minimal architecture with patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"urgent supplication","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"pleading, tense, slightly rising at the request"}
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The verse exemplifies Purāṇic storytelling that uses hunger as a narrative catalyst to introduce divine intervention and the ethics of provision.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Implicitly, it foregrounds the social-ethical theme of seeking and granting sustenance, though no explicit norm is stated.
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