Varaha Purana 11.39 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 39
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
मज्जनाभ्यवहारार्थं पथि श्रमकृते तथा । विलासिनीस्तथा दासान् प्रेषयिष्यामि ते नृप ॥ ११.३९ ॥
majjanābhyavahārārthaṃ pathi śramakṛte tathā | vilāsinīs tathā dāsān preṣayiṣyāmi te nṛpa || 11.39 ||
“เพื่อการสรงน้ำและเสวยภักษาหาร และเพื่อบรรเทาความเหน็ดเหนื่อยระหว่างทาง ข้าแต่พระราชา ข้าพเจ้าจะส่งนางบำเรอและคนรับใช้ไปถวายพระองค์”
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A ruler/host should provide travelers and guests with rest, bathing, food, and attendants—logistics as a duty of hospitality and statecraft.","karmic_consequence":"Proper hospitality yields fame, alliances, and dharmic merit; neglect of guest-care brings blame, loss of trust, and adharma."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Social-ethical (atithi-dharma)","core_concept":"Care for embodied beings—rest, cleanliness, nourishment—is a concrete expression of dharma.","practical_application":"When hosting or leading, ensure basic needs (water, food, rest, assistance) are arranged before higher aims."}
Subject Matter: ["Kingship","Travel logistics","Courtly culture"]
Primary Rasa: Shringara
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: patha (road) linked to royal residence
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 11.11.36-38 (court order leading to private arrangements)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A speaker promises arrangements for bathing, meals, and rest on the journey, dispatching servants and courtesans as part of royal hospitality.","item_prompts":["messengers being sent","servants carrying water pots and food trays","rest pavilion on roadside","king receiving assurance","courtly women in attendance (non-explicit, dignified depiction)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dignified hospitality scene—servants with vessels, shaded rest pavilion; figures stylized, emphasis on service and order.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: opulent service tableau with gold accents on trays, vessels, and textiles; king as central recipient of arrangements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly service scene, balanced composition; focus on practical items (water, food) and calm assurance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: roadside pavilion with attendants approaching; delicate depiction of travel fatigue and relief through service."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Practical, reassuring, courtly","suggested_raga":"Raga Khamaj (gentle, worldly grace)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"confident, accommodating"}
FAQs
It reflects a courtly idiom of hospitality and travel provisioning—bathing, food, and attendants—useful for comparing Purāṇic narrative style with broader Sanskrit political and social discourse.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as general travel context (“on the road,” pathi).
The verse primarily conveys pragmatic counsel about ensuring comfort and support during travel, emphasizing provisioning and attendance rather than a direct moral injunction.
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