Varaha Purana 11.87 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 87
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
युध्यमानं महाबाहुं ततस्त्वाययतुश्चमूः । तस्मिन् बले तु दैत्या ये तान् शृणुष्व धरिरितान् ॥ ११.८८ ॥
yudhyamānaṃ mahābāhuṃ tatastv āyayatuś camūḥ | tasmin bale tu daityā ye tān śṛṇuṣva dharer itān || 11.88 ||
เมื่อวีรบุรุษผู้มีแขนกำยำกำลังรบอยู่ กองทัพก็เคลื่อนเข้ามา บัดนี้เหล่าไทตยะที่อยู่ในกองกำลังนั้น จงฟังตามที่พระหริได้ทรงกล่าวไว้
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; Hari referenced in-verse)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Hari invoked as authority for naming; no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa localization in this verse"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of testimony (śabda-pramāṇa)","core_concept":"Knowledge of cosmic adversaries is received through authoritative divine narration (‘as stated by Hari’).","practical_application":"Treat scriptural naming/categorization as a disciplined hearing (śravaṇa): listen carefully before judging forces at play."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: battlefield
Related Themes: 11.11.89-91 (names and strength of the Daitiyas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mighty-armed hero fights as the army surges forward; the narrator pauses the action to announce that the Daitiyas in the host will now be named ‘as Hari states’.","item_prompts":["central mahābāhu warrior mid-combat","advancing camū with standards and drums","shadowy daitya silhouettes within the ranks","narrative ‘pause’ gesture—sage/narrator hand raised as if instructing ‘śṛṇuṣva’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic diagonal troop advance; hero in exaggerated stance; narrator figure at edge with teaching mudrā; daityas with stylized fierce faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: hero and army with gold-highlighted weapons; a small inscription-like band suggesting ‘Hari-vacana’; daityas ornamented but fearsome.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition—hero foreground, army depth; subtle divine aura motif indicating Hari’s authority behind the narration.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: crisp storytelling—hero at left, marching host across the plane; narrator figure addressing listener; daityas hinted by darker palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial instruction (narrative + didactic)","suggested_raga":"Śaṅkarābharaṇam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, commanding, enumerative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a battle scene is paused to introduce a catalog or identification of opposing figures, aiding oral transmission and later textual indexing.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into a list of Daitiya participants.
The verse primarily serves a descriptive and structural purpose rather than issuing a direct ethical maxim; implicitly, it frames conflict narration within authoritative speech (Hari/Varāha), emphasizing disciplined listening and ordered transmission of knowledge.
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