Varaha Purana 6.14 — Adhyaya 6, Shloka 14
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
सहस्रशीर्षिणं देवं सहस्राक्षं महाभुजम् । जगत्संव्याप्य तिष्ठन्तं नमस्ये परमेश्वरम् ॥ ६.१४ ॥
sahasraśīrṣiṇaṃ devaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ mahābhujam | jagatsaṃvyāpya tiṣṭhantaṃ namasye parameśvaram || 6.14 ||
వెయ్యి శిరస్సులు, వెయ్యి నేత్రాలు, మహాబాహువులు కలిగిన దేవుడు, సమస్త జగత్తును వ్యాపించి నిలిచియున్న పరమేశ్వరునకు నేను నమస్కరిస్తున్నాను।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in excerpt)
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Virāṭ/‘sahasraśīrṣa’ imagery later informs Kṛṣṇa’s cosmic revelation, but this verse itself is purely theological."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Direct virāṭ-puruṣa identification: the Supreme pervades and ‘stands’ as the all—supporting the Yajña-Varāha notion that the cosmos is the sacrificial body of the Lord.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Strong Puruṣa-sūkta mapping: thousand heads/eyes/arms = omniscience and omnipotence pervading all directions; no explicit boar anatomy here.","vedantic_connection":"Īśvara as sarvavyāpī (all-pervading) and antaryāmin (inner ruler); supports meditation on the Lord as the immanent ground of experience."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmology/meditation","core_concept":"The Supreme Lord pervades the entire jagat; multiplicity of forms signifies limitless capacities, not literal limitation.","practical_application":"Practice sarvātma-bhāvanā: see the divine presence pervading beings and spaces; reduce ego-centric vision through virāṭ-dhyāna."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Theology","Philosophical Instruction"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 6.6.12-13, 6.6.15-16 (stotra unit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast cosmic Lord with innumerable heads and eyes, standing while pervading the universe—scale and omnipresence dominate the scene.","item_prompts":["countless heads/eyes suggested via patterning","arms extending in all directions","galaxies/lokas within aura","tiny worshipper figure for scale"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized repetition of faces/eyes in concentric bands, cosmic background motifs, strong symmetrical composition conveying pervasion.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: monumental central figure with gold-leaf radiance, repeated head motifs as ornamental tiers, universe rendered as jeweled medallions.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: disciplined multi-headed iconography, refined shading, emphasis on calm omniscient gaze despite multiplicity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic vastness—suggest multiplicity with rhythmic head patterns, soft sky gradients, small devotee at edge in reverence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, expansive","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, wide phrasing to evoke vastness"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic formulation of the deity’s cosmic form—using epithets such as “thousand-headed” and “all-pervading”—a motif continuous with earlier Sanskrit theological and cosmological idioms used to express universality and omnipresence.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the scope is universal (“jagat,” the cosmos/world) rather than tied to a pilgrimage site or regional toponym.
The verse models a philosophical posture of humility and reverence toward the all-pervading cosmic principle (parameśvara), emphasizing recognition of a reality understood as encompassing the entire world.
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