Varaha Purana 75.43 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 43
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
महायोगी महादेवो जगद्ध्येयो जनार्दनः । सर्वलोकगतोऽनन्तो व्यापको मूर्तिरव्ययः ॥ ७५.४३ ॥
mahāyogī mahādevo jagaddhye yo janārdanaḥ | sarvalokagato 'nanto vyāpako mūrtir avyayaḥ || 75.43 ||
ఆయన మహాయోగి, మహాదేవుడు, జగత్తు ధ్యేయుడైన జనార్దనుడు. ఆయన అనంతుడు, సర్వలోకగతుడు, సర్వవ్యాపకుడు, సాకారుడు, అవ్యయుడు.
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord is simultaneously yogin (inner mastery) and jagad-vyāpaka (cosmic pervasion): Varāha’s ‘embodied’ presence is not limiting but a vehicle of the infinite.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"‘Jagaddhyeya’ aligns with yajña as dhyāna: the world’s sustaining rite is meditation on Janārdana; ‘sarvalokagata’ echoes the deity pervading all ritual spaces.","vedantic_connection":"Saguna–nirguna bridge: ‘mūrti’ (form) with ‘ananta/avyaya’ (infinite/imperishable) supports the doctrine of a transcendental yet immanent Brahman (Viṣṇu) accessible to meditation."}
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Subject Matter: ["Philosophical Theology","Devotional Literature","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: cosmic
Related Themes: 75.75.44 (clarifies that the ‘mūrti’ is not prākṛta); 75.75.42 (attainment of Puruṣottama)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stotra-like tableau: Janārdana as a radiant, all-pervading presence, with the cosmos contained within/around his form, suggesting omnipresence and imperishability.","item_prompts":["central deity with expansive aura","miniature worlds/lokas within halo","yogic symbols (lotus seat, steady gaze)","devotees meditating below"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: iconic Janārdana with large prabhāmaṇḍala, small lokas patterned in the aura, symmetrical composition, saturated colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: large gold halo, embossed ornaments, tiny cosmic motifs in the background, devotees in añjali mudrā.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant deity portrait with subtle cosmic backdrop, fine jewelry, calm meditative atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: luminous deity against a stylized night sky, small planets/lokas, seated sages in meditation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, expansive","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, hymn-like"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a Purāṇic stotra-style accumulation of divine epithets, a common literary device used to summarize theological attributes (pervasiveness, eternity, meditability) within the broader Purāṇic narrative framework.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; its focus is on cosmological pervasion across 'all worlds' (sarvaloka).
The verse emphasizes contemplative orientation (jagaddhye yaḥ)—the philosophical instruction is to cultivate meditation on the imperishable and all-pervading principle as a means of aligning thought and conduct with enduring values.
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