Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
सोऽहं च शेषपर्यङ्के एकश्चैव पराङ्मुखः ॥ स्वपामि च वरारोहे अनन्तशयने ह्यहम् ॥
so 'haṁ ca śeṣaparyaṅke ekaś caiva parāṅmukhaḥ || svapāmi ca varārohe anantaśayane hy aham ||
మరియు నేను—ఏకాకిగా, పరాంగ్ముఖుడై—శేషపర్యంకంపై నిద్రిస్తాను; ఓ వరారోహే, నేను అనంతశయనంపైనే విశ్రాంతి పొందుతాను.
Varāha
It records the classical Vaiṣṇava cosmogonic image of the deity’s ‘cosmic repose’ on Śeṣa/Ananta, a motif influential in later theology, art, and narrative exegesis.
None; the imagery is cosmic and symbolic rather than geographic.
A contemplative principle: withdrawal and stillness are presented as preceding creative activity, implying discipline before action.
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