Varaha Purana 7.31 — Adhyaya 7, Shloka 31
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
सुशुद्धभावं विभवैरुपावृतं श्रियावृतं विगतमलं विचक्षणम् । क्षितीश्वरैरपगतकिल्बिषैः स्तुतं गदाधरं प्रणमति यः सुखं वसेत् ॥ ७.३१ ॥
suśuddhabhāvaṃ vibhavair upāvṛtaṃ śriyāvṛtaṃ vigatamalaṃ vicakṣaṇam | kṣitīśvarair apagatakilbiṣaiḥ stutaṃ gadādharaṃ praṇamati yaḥ sukhaṃ vaset || 7.31 ||
అత్యంత శుద్ధభావముగలవాడు, వైభవములతో ఆవరితుడు, శ్రీతో అలంకృతుడు, మలరహితుడు, వివేకవంతుడు, పాపరహిత భూపతులచే స్తుతింపబడిన గదాధరుని ఎవడు ప్రణమించునో, వాడు సుఖముగా నివసించును।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit 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":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava stotra-frame only; no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa marker in the verse"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Devotional ethic: bowing (praṇāma) to Gadādhara, praised by purified rulers, is upheld as a meritorious act leading to well-being.","karmic_consequence":"Praṇāma and praise of the sinless Lord yields sukha/śreyas; neglect implies loss of that auspicious state (not explicitly stated)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-ethics","core_concept":"Śuddha-bhāva (purified disposition) and surrender to the discerning, stainless Lord is itself a path to well-being.","practical_application":"Cultivate inner purity and humility; perform daily praṇāma/stuti to Viṣṇu as Gadādhara, aligning conduct with dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophical Instruction","Devotional Literature"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 7.7.32-35 (continuing Gadādhara-stotra/phalaśruti sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee (or a king) bows before Gadādhara, radiant with śrī and majesty, surrounded by purified rulers offering hymns.","item_prompts":["Gadā (mace) in hand","halo/tejas","Śrī (Lakṣmī) presence as aura or at side","kings with folded hands","garlands and incense","clean, luminous complexion signifying vimala"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Gadādhara with bold outlines, rich reds/greens, kings in añjali, Lakṣmī-like śrī aura, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Gadādhara with heavy gold-leaf ornaments, embossed halo, devotees/kings below in miniature, jewel-toned background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading, ornate crown and mace, serene face, restrained gold highlights, courtly devotees.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape court-scene, Gadādhara on a small dais, kings in bright garments, gentle pastel palette, devotional intimacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and contemplative","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, reverential"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary pattern in which praise of a deity is paired with a concise result-statement (phalaśruti), illustrating how devotional stotra passages circulated as portable, recitable units within Sanskrit manuscript culture.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the reference to kṣitīśvaraiḥ (“earthly rulers/kings”) is social-political rather than locational.
The verse frames well-being as associated with cultivated reverence and moral purification (apagata-kilbiṣa, “freed from wrongdoing”), presenting an ethic of inner cleanliness and discernment rather than coercive obligation.
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