Varaha Purana 137.95 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 95
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
पर्यङ्कस्य तले तत्र राजा दर्शनलालसः ॥ विलोक्य तां वरारोहां ततश्चिन्तापरायणाम् ॥ ततः कमलपत्राक्षी वेदनायासपीडिता ॥ रुजार्ता रुरुदे तत्र शिरोवेदनताडिता ॥
paryaṅkasya tale tatra rājā darśanalālasaḥ || vilokya tāṁ varārohāṁ tataś cintāparāyaṇām || tataḥ kamalapatrākṣī vedanāyāsapīḍitā || rujārtā rurude tatra śirovedanatāḍitā ||
అక్కడ మంచం క్రింద, దర్శనాభిలాషతో రాజు ఆ వరారోహిణిని చూచెను; ఆమె చింతలో లీనమై యుండెను. ఆపై కమలపత్రాక్షి స్త్రీ వేదనతోను అలసటతోను నలిగి, దుఃఖార్తురాలై, తీవ్రమైన శిరోవేదనతో బాధపడుతూ అక్కడే విలపించెను.
Narrator (default framework: Varāha narrating); characters described: a king and a woman
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Ākhoṭaka-tīrtha","parikrama_context":"Merit statement functions as a tīrtha-mahātmya unit that typically motivates yātrā/parikramā visitation, though circumambulation is not explicitly mentioned.","krishna_connection":"As part of Mathurā-region tīrtha praise, it can be absorbed into later Kṛṣṇa-bhakti pilgrimage culture, but no explicit Kṛṣṇa reference here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Bathing (snāna) at Ākhoṭaka-tīrtha yields long-enduring puṇya (merit).","karmic_consequence":"Observance accrues merit lasting ‘ten thousand years and hundreds of years’; neglect is not specified."}
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":"karma/puṇya economy in tīrtha culture","core_concept":"Ritual acts at specific sacred geographies amplify karmic merit across long temporal spans.","practical_application":"Undertake tīrtha-snāna with faith, purity, and right intention; integrate pilgrimage into a dharmic life as periodic renewal."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Narrative","Dialogue"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tīrtha (bathing place)
Related Themes: Mathurā-mahātmya style merit-claims in the same adhyāya/section
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pilgrims bathing at Ākhoṭaka-tīrtha, with a small shrine and calm waters; a subtle visual motif of time (years) indicating enduring merit.","item_prompts":["sacred tank/river ford","bathers performing ācamana","small shrine/linga or Viṣṇu marker (unspecified)","offerings (flowers, lamps)","inscribed name ‘Ākhoṭaka’ on a stone slab","time motif (calendar/scroll)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized tīrtha waters with lotus patterns, devotees in ritual posture, bright temple elements, decorative borders suggesting auspicious merit.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf shrine and ornaments, shimmering water highlights, devotees with rich textiles, embossed frame emphasizing ‘mahātmya’ grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: serene tank scene, fine detailing of ritual gestures, soft light on water, balanced composition around the shrine.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: gentle riverside landscape, small temple under trees, pilgrims bathing, airy palette conveying purity and calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"declarative, auspicious tīrtha-praise","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Sarang","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, encouraging, steady"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic narrative technique—character description and emotional states—useful for literary analysis of kāvya-like diction within Purāṇas.
No explicit geographic identifier appears in this passage.
Implicitly, it highlights compassion-worthy suffering and the social responsibility to recognize and respond to another’s distress.
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