Varaha Purana 6.17 — Adhyaya 6, Shloka 17
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
नान्यत्किञ्चित्प्रपश्यामि व्यतिरिक्तं त्वयाऽच्युत । त्वन्मयं च प्रपश्यामि सर्वमेतच्चराचरम् ॥ ६.१७ ॥
nānyat kiñcit prapaśyāmi vyatiriktaṃ tvayā 'cyuta | tvanmayaṃ ca prapaśyāmi sarvam etac carācaram || 6.17 ||
హే అచ్యుతా! నిన్ను విడిచి వేరేదేమీ నేను చూడను. ఈ సమస్త చరాచర జగత్తు నీతోనే నిండిపోయినదిగా నేను దర్శిస్తున్నాను.
Pṛthivī (defaulted by dialogue framework; speaker not explicitly marked in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Pṛthivī addresses Acyuta directly in devotional-philosophical recognition of His all-pervasion (immanence), implying intimate Lord–Earth relationality rather than physical rescue."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"Awakened, relieved, and contemplative; expressing non-separateness and surrender.","key_question":"Implicit: How can anything exist apart from You, when all moving and unmoving is Your permeation?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Implied Vaiṣṇava theology of all-pervading Bhagavān that later aligns with Kṛṣṇa-bhakti idiom, but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa marker in the verse."}
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":"The Lord as the inner Self (antar-yāmin) and material cause (upādāna) of jagat: the cosmos is not ‘other’ than Him; Varāha theology here leans to immanence rather than episodic avatāra action.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"General Yajña-Puruṣa/Viṣṇu-pervasion motif: all beings and states (cara–acara) as His ‘body’ (śarīra) and field of sacrifice; no specific tusk/limb mappings stated.","vedantic_connection":"Viśiṣṭādvaita-style śarīra-śarīrī-bhāva (world as God’s body) and Upaniṣadic sarvaṃ khalv idaṃ brahma resonance; also supports bhakti grounded in non-separateness without erasing devotion."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Metaphysics / Theology of immanence","core_concept":"Nothing is separate from Acyuta; all entities are pervaded by Him (tvad-mayatva).","practical_application":"Cultivate constant remembrance (smaraṇa) and equal reverence toward beings/situations as expressions dependent on the Lord; reduce egoic separateness."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Philosophy (non-separateness / immanence)","Theology as cultural-literary discourse"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: Cosmic/ontological scope
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: recurring Bhū–Varāha dialogue affirming Viṣṇu as ground of cosmos (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhūdevī (Earth-goddess) in humble devotion, gazing toward Acyuta/Varāha as the cosmic presence, with the universe subtly shown as suffused by His radiance.","item_prompts":["Bhūdevī with añjali-mudrā","Acyuta/Viṣṇu aura filling space","cara–acara beings (trees, animals, humans) within a single luminous field","subtle cosmic mandala backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Bhūdevī in ornate jewelry and green-red palette, añjali; Acyuta as luminous blue with broad halo; background filled with stylized flora/fauna indicating cara–acara pervasion.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Acyuta/Varāha halo in gold leaf; Bhūdevī at lower side in devotion; embossed gold for aura and cosmic motifs; rich reds and blues.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading; Bhūdevī’s serene face; restrained cosmic landscape merging into Viṣṇu’s aura.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical hills/forests with animals and trees (cara–acara) unified by a wash of blue-gold light; Bhūdevī small yet expressive in devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Contemplative, devotional stillness","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, steady, inward-focused"}
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic philosophical motif—cosmic immanence—where the totality of existence (animate and inanimate) is described as pervaded by the supreme principle, reflecting broader South Asian metaphysical discourse preserved in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological and philosophical rather than topographical.
The verse conveys a philosophical instruction of non-separateness: seeing the world as pervaded by a single underlying reality can support an ethic of restraint and care toward all beings and environments (carācaram), without asserting compulsory belief.
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