Varaha Purana 8.46 — Adhyaya 8, Shloka 46
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
मायाततं येन जगत्त्रयं कृतं यथाग्निनैकेन ततं चराचरम् । चराचरस्य स्वयमेव सर्वतः स मेऽस्तु विष्णुः शरणं जगत्पतिः ॥ ८.४६ ॥
māyātataṁ yena jagattrayaṁ kṛtaṁ yathāgninaikena tataṁ carācaram | carācarasya svayam eva sarvataḥ sa me 'stu viṣṇuḥ śaraṇaṁ jagatpatiḥ || 8.46 ||
య whose మాయచేత త్రిలోక జగత్తు నిర్మితమైందో, ఏకాగ్నివలె చరాచరమంతా వ్యాపించియున్నదో; స్వయంగా చరాచరమందు సర్వత్ర స్థితుడైన ఆ జగత్పతి విష్ణువు నాకు శరణమగుగాక।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in provided fragment)
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":"None"}
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":"Viṣṇu’s māyā fashions the triad of worlds while His immanence pervades all beings; the fire-simile functions like a yajña-agni metaphor for one reality appearing as many.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Single fire pervading all fuel = one Lord pervading all nāma-rūpa; māyā as the power that ‘cooks’/manifests the cosmos like sacrificial fire transforms offerings.","vedantic_connection":"Brahman/Īśvara as both nimitta and upādāna (cause and material), with jagat as māyika-vyavahāra; echoes of antaryāmin/immanence doctrine."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology/metaphysics","core_concept":"The Lord is simultaneously the maker through māyā and the all-pervading presence within the moving and unmoving universe.","practical_application":"Cultivate śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and perceive the divine presence in all beings to reduce fear and dualistic hostility."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Philosophy of divine pervasion","Theology (neutral, text-internal)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa cosmology sections where Viṣṇu is described as sarvagata/antaryāmin (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A contemplative hymn-visual: Viṣṇu as an all-pervading presence, with the three worlds emerging as if woven by māyā, and a single fire permeating all beings.","item_prompts":["Viṣṇu in cosmic form (subtle, luminous)","three-tiered cosmos (heaven/atmosphere/earth)","motif of one fire pervading many forms (flames within diverse beings)","moving and unmoving creatures around him"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene Viṣṇu with soft halo, layered lokas behind, stylized flames subtly present in flora/fauna; earthy reds/ochres and deep greens.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Viṣṇu with prabhāmaṇḍala in gold leaf; three worlds as concentric registers; embossed flame motifs indicating pervasion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined linework, gentle shading; Viṣṇu calm, with miniature vignettes of creatures and a unifying flame-thread motif.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with many beings; a single golden-red fire-thread running through scenes; Viṣṇu as tranquil, blue presence above/within."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, resonant, prayerful"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic style of philosophical praise (stuti) that articulates cosmic creation and pervasion using concise metaphors, contributing to the broader Sanskrit discourse on how the universe is conceived as structured and sustained.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is cosmological (jagattraya) rather than site-specific sacred geography.
The verse primarily conveys a philosophical instruction about seeking refuge (śaraṇa) in the cosmic principle identified with Viṣṇu, emphasizing the idea of pervasive order underlying both moving and unmoving existence.
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