Varaha Purana 216.12 — Adhyaya 216, Shloka 12
The Sacred Account of Gokarṇa, Śṛṅgeśvara, and Related Tīrthas
यथास्थानानि ते तस्मान्निवृत्ताश्च सुरादयः ॥ एवं तस्मान्निवृत्तेषु दैवतेषु तदा ततः
yathāsthānāni te tasmānnivṛttāś ca surādayaḥ || evaṃ tasmānnivṛtteṣu daivateṣu tadā tataḥ
ఆ స్థలమునుండి దేవతలు మొదలైనవారు తమ తమ లోకాలకు తిరిగి వెళ్లిరి. ఈ విధంగా దేవతలు ఉపసంహరించుకున్న తరువాత, ఆపై తదుపరి సంఘటన జరిగింది.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"observer; attentive to sequential unfolding of events after divine withdrawal","key_question":"What occurred next in the sacred-historical sequence once the devas returned to their abodes?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmology / niyati (order)","core_concept":"Beings return to their proper spheres when a cosmic task is complete; dharma expresses itself as right placement and timely withdrawal.","practical_application":"Complete duties without clinging; return to one’s svadharma and proper station after accomplishing a task."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Heritage Sites","Narrative History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic realms
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 216.14-17 (immediately following Rāvaṇa episode begins)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A celestial assembly dissolves: devas and attendants depart in different directions to their own luminous abodes, leaving a quiet cosmic stage for the next narrative.","item_prompts":["departing devas in vimānas","multiple directions/paths in the sky","emptying sabhā/assembly space","soft radiance fading","sense of ‘after the event’ stillness"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: layered celestial architecture, devas in stylized vimānas moving outward, subdued transition palette, ornate but calm linework.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central empty throne/space with departing devas at margins, heavy gold-leaf halos, jewel-toned clouds, embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate shading, refined faces, devas walking/ascending with gentle movement, restrained gold highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: airy Himalayan sky bands, small elegant figures of devas departing, lyrical negative space emphasizing transition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm narrative transition","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"even, concluding, slightly anticipatory"}
FAQs
It functions as a compositional hinge typical of Purāṇic narration, signaling a transition from a sacred-acts frame to a new episode.
No explicit toponym appears; the verse references departure 'from there' (tasmāt), implying continuity with the preceding tīrtha setting.
No direct ethical injunction is stated; the verse primarily provides narrative structure and cosmological order (deities in proper stations).
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