Varaha Purana 55.49: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 49
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
वरं वृणीष्व राजेन्द्र यत्ते मनसि वर्तते । मयि प्रसन्ने त्रैलोक्य तिलमात्रमिदं नृप ॥ ५५.४९ ॥
varaṁ vṛṇīṣva rājendra yatte manasi vartate | mayi prasanne trailokya tilamātram idaṁ nṛpa || 55.49 ||
హే రాజేంద్రా! నీ మనసులో ఉన్నదేదైనా వరంగా కోరుకొనుము. హే నృపా, నేను ప్రసన్నుడైతే త్రిలోకమూ తిలమాత్రమే.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicitly named in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"boar_form_detail":"None (speech of Bhagavān offering a boon; no boar anatomy described).","earth_interaction":"Indirect; the Lord addresses the king, establishing his cosmic supremacy—reassuring the world-order that rests on his favor."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"observer (backgrounded)"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"The boon-giving Bhagavān motif is common to Vaiṣṇava narratives including Kṛṣṇa; here it functions as general Hari theology, not Mathurā-specific."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘When I am pleased, the three worlds are like a sesame seed’ expresses the Lord as the measure-transcending ground of the cosmos; worlds are contingent, while Bhagavān’s prasāda is decisive.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; the ‘tilamātra’ simile evokes ritual measure/oblation imagery—cosmos reduced to an offering-sized insignificance before the Supreme.","vedantic_connection":"Supremacy of īśvara over triloka; liberation and cosmic status depend on divine grace rather than worldly magnitude."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of grace and sovereignty","core_concept":"Divine favor (prasāda) outweighs all cosmic attainments; the Lord is the ultimate giver and measure of value.","practical_application":"Reorient desires: ask for what is truly lasting; cultivate actions that please the divine (bhakti, dharma) rather than chasing worldly ‘three-world’ ambitions."}
Subject Matter: ["Kingship","Ethics","Philosophical Instruction","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: royal-devotional encounter
Related Themes: 55.55.50 (king asks for mokṣa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hari addresses the king with a boon-granting gesture, the king attentive; a subtle cosmic backdrop hints at the ‘three worlds’ made small by divine pleasure.","item_prompts":["Hari with abhaya/vara mudrā","king listening with folded hands","suggestive cosmic motifs (three spheres) rendered small","halo and weapons (optional continuity from prior verse)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Hari seated/standing with varada gesture, king in profile, stylized cosmic circles behind, bold colors and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: varada-mudrā emphasized with gold-leaf halo, tiny triloka symbols near the Lord’s hand, king richly dressed but humbled.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: balanced court-theophany composition, soft cosmic vignette, refined expressions—Lord serene, king earnest.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate dialogue scene, minimal cosmic symbols (three small orbs), emphasis on gesture and poetic simile."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic instruction","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"authoritative, expansive on 'trailokya' and clipped emphasis on 'tilamātram'"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention: a divine instructor granting boons to a ruler, framing political authority within moral and cosmological discourse.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it uses a cosmological term (trailokya, “the three worlds”) rather than a place-name.
The verse emphasizes the ruler’s intentionality (what “abides in the mind”) and presents divine favor as the decisive condition that relativizes worldly power and scope.
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