Varaha Purana 11.95 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 95
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
उन्मत्ताक्षं तथाविध्यत् सुन्दः पञ्चभिराशुगैः । चकर्त च धनुस्तस्य शितेन नतपर्वणा ॥ ११.९६ ॥
unmattākṣaṃ tathāvidhyat sundaḥ pañcabhir āśugaiḥ | cakartta ca dhanus tasya śitena nataparvaṇā || 11.96 ||
แล้วสุนทะยิงอุนมัตตากษะด้วยศรเร็วห้าดอก และด้วยศรคมที่มีข้อโค้ง ก็ฟันตัดคันธนูของเขาขาดด้วย।
Varāha (default narrative voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"strategy and impermanence (upāya)","core_concept":"Neutralizing an opponent’s instrument (dhanus) is decisive—power depends on supports; remove the support and the display of force collapses.","practical_application":"In disputes, address root enablers (tools, incentives, habits) rather than only symptoms; cultivate self-reliance not dependent on fragile instruments."}
Subject Matter: ["Epic Narrative","Conflict/Combat Description","Philology"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: raṇabhūmi
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 11.11.93-97 (continuing tactical exchanges; dhanus/astrāṇi focus likely continues)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sunda’s swift arrows strike Unmattākṣa; then a sharp, jointed shaft slices through Unmattākṣa’s bow mid-draw, the bow snapping dramatically.","item_prompts":["archer Sunda releasing arrows","Unmattākṣa holding bow","bow snapping in two","curved-jointed shaft (nataparvā) emphasized","splinters and tension line of broken bowstring"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic bow-break moment with stylized splinters; bold outlines; rhythmic arrow patterns; intense facial expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on broken bow and arrowheads; embossed depiction of snapped bowstring; ornate warrior adornments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: realistic bow curvature and break; refined anatomy; controlled drama with clear focal point on dhanuccheda.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: expressive, storybook clarity; exaggerated arc of broken bow; minimal background, strong gesture emphasis."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tense, climactic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"hard-edged emphasis on chakarta and śitena; slight pause at the bow-severing for impact"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: concise martial description using stock epithets and weapon-terms, useful for comparing diction across Purāṇas and Itihāsa literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is focused on a combat action between named figures.
No explicit ethical maxim is stated here; the verse functions primarily as narrative description within a larger episode, where ethical or philosophical framing (if present) would typically appear in surrounding verses.
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