Varaha Purana 144.84: Adhyaya 144, Shloka 84
The Māhātmya of Someśvara and Related Liṅgas: The Liberation-Field of Triveṇī and the Śālagrāma Sacred Landscape
तन्मे विस्तरतो ब्रूहि अर्घ्यश्चैवोपगृह्यताम् ॥ इत्युक्तः सोऽर्घ्यमादाय विश्रम्य च ततो गुरोः
tan me vistarato brūhi arghyaś caivopagṛhyatām || ity uktaḥ so'rghyam ādāya viśramya ca tato guroḥ
అది నాకు విస్తారంగా చెప్పుము; ఈ అర్ఘ్యమును కూడా స్వీకరించుము. అలా చెప్పబడగా అతడు అర్ఘ్యము తీసుకొని విశ్రాంతి చేసి, తరువాత గురువు విషయమును పలికెను.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Offer and accept arghya as part of ātithi-satkāra; invite detailed narration after honoring the guest.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields merit and auspiciousness through proper reception; neglect diminishes puṇya and social-sacral order."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (hospitality as yajña)","core_concept":"Honoring the guest precedes inquiry; reception itself is a sacred act.","practical_application":"In receiving visitors, first provide respectful offerings (water/seat/rest), then request details."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇā
Type: Hospitality/ritual reception space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 144 (arghya and rest before reporting to guru)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A host offers a vessel of arghya to the guest; the guest accepts, then sits to rest under a tree near the hermitage.","item_prompts":["arghya vessel (pātra) with water/flowers","host’s offering gesture","guest receiving with both hands","resting posture on mat","hermitage fire altar in background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Ritualized offering scene with stylized vessel and lotus motifs; symmetrical composition; rich reds and greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-embossed arghya vessel and ornaments on ritual items; figures with halos; ornate frame.","mysore_prompt":"Elegant, devotional realism; emphasis on hands and vessel; soft lighting.","pahari_prompt":"Delicate hospitality scene; minimal props; lyrical trees and quiet space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, hospitable","suggested_raga":"Sāveri","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft, ceremonial"}
FAQs
It documents āśrama etiquette—offering and accepting arghya—an important cultural practice frequently referenced in Sanskrit literature and relevant for ritual-history indexing.
No explicit location is named in this verse.
Hospitality and respectful reception: honoring guests/messengers through formal offerings and attentive listening.
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