Varaha Purana 166.8 — Adhyaya 166, Shloka 8
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
मन्त्रिणश्च ततो ज्ञात्वा पितुर्मरणमेव च ॥ तीर्थयात्रानिमित्तं च तस्मै राज्ञे न्यवेदयन् ॥
mantriṇaś ca tato jñātvā pitur maraṇam eva ca || tīrthayātrānimittaṁ ca tasmai rājñe nyavedayan ||
అప్పుడు మంత్రులు తండ్రి మరణవార్తను, అలాగే తీర్థయాత్ర కారణాన్ని తెలిసికొని రాజుకు నివేదించారు।
Varāha
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":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Ministers should promptly inform the king of critical state and family matters (death in the royal line) and the proper occasion for sanctioned pilgrimage.","karmic_consequence":"Timely counsel preserves royal dharma and orderly succession; neglect breeds adharma, instability, and loss of merit/opportunity for rites."}
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":"dharma-ethics","core_concept":"Dharma is upheld through right information, right timing, and responsible counsel; grief is to be integrated into righteous action.","practical_application":"In family loss, seek proper rites and guidance; leaders should act on truthful counsel rather than impulse."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: political center / narrative setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 166.9 (ānṛṇya and pilgrimage motivation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn royal assembly: ministers approach the king to report the father’s death and the need/opportunity for a pilgrimage.","item_prompts":["king on throne","ministers with folded hands","messenger scroll or gesture of reporting","somber court atmosphere","hint of travel preparations (maps, chariots)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style court scene, flat perspective, rich reds/ochres, ministers in añjali, king composed yet grieving, ornamental pillars.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style king enthroned with gold-leaf ornaments, ministers presenting news, heavy jewelry, embossed arch, subdued palette for mourning.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style refined court interior, delicate linework, soft shading, ministers conveying grave news, restrained emotion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: intimate palace chamber, expressive faces, minimal architecture, a messenger-minister group addressing the king, cool tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, clear, reportorial"}
FAQs
It highlights how pilgrimage and death rites/obligations intersect in Purāṇic storytelling, reflecting broader social practices around travel, merit, and lineage duty.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it references pilgrimage generically.
Ethical decisions are grounded in accurate contextual knowledge (e.g., death and its obligations), communicated through responsible counsel.
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