Varaha Purana 137.80 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 80

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

तस्य वै कारणं येन तेन चाराधितोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ तस्य प्रीतोऽस्म्यहं देवि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना

Transliteration

tasya vai kāraṇaṃ yena tena cārādhito'smyaham || tasya prīto'smyahaṃ devi viśuddhenāntarātmanā

Translation

ఏ కారణంతో, ఏ విధంగా అతడు నన్ను ఆరాధించాడో, ఆ విధంగానే నేను ఆరాధింపబడ్డాను. ఓ దేవీ, అతని విశుద్ధ అంతరాత్మచేత నేను ప్రసన్నుడను।

Word by Word

• tasya: of that/for that

• vai: indeed

• kāraṇam: cause/reason

• yena tena: by which/with whatever means (idiom of manner)

• ca: and

• ārādhitaḥ asmi: I have been propitiated/worshipped

• tasya: by him/of him

• prītaḥ asmi: I am pleased

• devi: O goddess/lady

• viśuddhena: by purified

• antar-ātmanā: inner self/inner mind

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Upon hearing the rightful directive, citizens and villagers should abandon fixation on profit/loss and perform their prescribed duties (svakarma) for social order.","karmic_consequence":"Duty done without gain-loss obsession purifies and sustains communal welfare; attachment-driven action breeds conflict and demerit (implied)."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse socializes karma-yoga: relinquishing lābha–alābha aligns individual action with cosmic order (dharma), echoing the Lord’s sustaining function (viṣṇu-tattva).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Karma performed with equanimity (samatva) and duty-orientation prepares the mind for devotion/knowledge; community becomes a field of yajña-like cooperation."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga (ethical action)","core_concept":"Renounce obsession with outcomes (lābha–alābha) and execute rightful tasks; social dharma is stabilized by inner equanimity.","practical_application":"In work and ritual, focus on correctness and service; measure success by dharmic completion rather than personal gain."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Devotional practice","Interiorization (inner purity)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: civic landscape

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 137 (civic response following royal awakening)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"After the royal proclamation, townspeople and villagers gather, set aside thoughts of profit and loss, and begin their respective duties—crafts, agriculture, temple service—harmoniously.","item_prompts":["mixed crowd: merchants, farmers, artisans","tools: plough, scales, pots, scrolls","temple bell or civic notice","gestures of resolve","organized movement into tasks"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: processional crowd in rhythmic arrangement; vivid costumes; clear occupational attributes; calm, ordered energy.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-accented civic/temple backdrop; richly dressed townsfolk; symbolic balance-scale motif for lābha–alābha renunciation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed genre-like scene of daily duties; soft palette; emphasis on composure and coordination.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: village-town panorama with small figures doing tasks; gentle hills/trees; narrative spread showing multiple occupations at once."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ethical resolve, communal harmony","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, instructive, uplifting"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Sanskrit Devotional Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It illustrates a Purāṇic emphasis on interior disposition (viśuddha antarātman) as a criterion for effective worship/propitiation, paralleling wider Sanskrit ethical and devotional literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic place-name appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds inner purity as central to meaningful practice and to the evaluation of actions.