Varaha Purana 95.67: Adhyaya 95, Shloka 67
The Slaying of the Daitya Ruru, the Hymn to Cāmuṇḍā/Kālarātri, and the Doctrine of the Threefold Power
उत्तिष्ठतस्तस्य महासुरस्य समुद्रतोयं ववृद्धेऽतिमात्रम् । अनेकनक्रग्रहमीनजुष्टम् आप्लावयत् पर्वतसानुदेशान् ॥
uttiṣṭhatas tasya mahāsurasya samudratoyaṃ vavṛddhe ’timātram | anekanakragrahamīnajuṣṭam āplāvayat parvatasānudeśān ||
तस्य महासुरस्य उत्तिष्ठतः समुद्रतोयं अतिमात्रं ववृद्धे; अनेकनक्रग्रहमीनजुष्टं तत् पर्वतसानुदेशान् आप्लावयत्।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"burdened"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The swelling ocean as adharma’s ecological/cosmic disturbance sets the stage for the stabilizing avatāra principle: when chaos rises, the divine intervenes to re-ground the world (bhū-sthāpana).","vedantic_connection":"Cosmic order (dharma/ṛta) is not merely moral but ecological and spatial; avatāra restores equilibrium when the elements overflow their bounds."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"avatāra-teleology / ecological dharma","core_concept":"When asuric force rises, the elements themselves become unbounded; restoration of limits is a divine function.","practical_application":"Read ecological disorder as a call to re-establish boundaries—ethical (self-restraint) and practical (protection of habitats/waters)—aligned with dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Ecological Narratives"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic geography / floodscape
Related Themes: Varāha narrative arcs elsewhere in Varāha Purāṇa describing upheaval preceding restoration
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A colossal asura rising, triggering a catastrophic ocean swell; waters packed with makaras/crocodiles and fish, flooding mountain foothills.","item_prompts":["towering asura emerging","roaring ocean waves","crocodiles/makara forms","schools of fish","mountain slopes being inundated","spray and storm clouds"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic wave patterns with stylized makaras; asura in strong profile; mountains in layered bands; dramatic but orderly composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central asura with embossed gold accents; swirling blue-green sea; gold highlights on wave crests; mountains as decorative tiers.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed naturalism for water and creatures; controlled drama; emphasis on the swell ‘beyond measure’.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: sweeping landscape with curling waves and delicate animal detailing; misty mountains; narrative energy through diagonal composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic, ominous","suggested_raga":"Tōḍī","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"forceful, vivid"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic narrative motif of catastrophic inundation, useful for studying how early Sanskrit texts conceptualize oceanic forces and landscape vulnerability.
No specific toponym is named; the verse refers generally to mountainous regions (parvata-sānu-deśa).
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; it foregrounds environmental scale and the fragility of terrain under extreme waters.
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