Varaha Purana 113.3 — Adhyaya 113, Shloka 3
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
दंष्ट्राग्रेणोद्धृता गोरोदधिपरिवृता पर्वतैर्निम्नगाभिर्भक्तानां भीतिहानौ सुरनरकदशास्यान्तकः क्रोडरूपी ॥ विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरोऽयं यमिह हतमला लीलया प्राप्नुवन्ति त्यक्तात्मानो न पापे प्रभु भवतु मुदितारातिपक्षक्षितीशम् ॥
daṃṣṭrāgreṇoddhṛtā gorodadhi-parivṛtā parvatair nimnagābhir bhaktānāṃ bhīti-hānau sura-naraka-daśāsyāntakaḥ kroḍa-rūpī || viṣṇuḥ sarveśvaro 'yaṃ yam iha hata-malā līlayā prāpnuvanti tyaktātmāno na pāpe prabhu bhavatu muditārāti-pakṣa-kṣitīśam ||
ทรงยกขึ้นไว้ที่ปลายงา—แวดล้อมด้วยสมุทรน้ำนม พร้อมทั้งภูผาและสายนที—ทรงเป็นกโรฑรูป (รูปหมูป่า) ผู้ปราบผู้มีสิบพักตร์ (ราวณะ) ผู้ดับความหวาดหวั่นของภักตะ ผู้เสด็จไปในหมู่เทวดา มนุษย์ และโลกบาดาล พระวิษณุองค์นี้เป็นสรรพेशวร ผู้ซึ่งผู้บริสุทธิ์บรรลุได้ในโลกนี้ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งลีลา ขอพระผู้เป็นนายทรงมีฤทธิ์กำราบบาปแก่ผู้ละอัตตา และขอทรงยังความยินดีแก่กษัตริย์แห่งแผ่นดินด้วยการระงับความเป็นศัตรูให้สงบ
Narrator (stuti voice; not explicitly attributed)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"cosmic_power","boar_form_detail":"Earth raised on the tip of the tusk (daṃṣṭrāgreṇa); boar-form (kroḍa-rūpī) moving through gods, humans, and netherworlds","earth_interaction":"He bears/raises the Earth upon his tusk; the cosmos (oceans, mountains, rivers) is envisioned around that uplifted Earth."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"protected (implied)","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king’s welfare depends on pacification of hostile factions and removal of fear/sin through alignment with dharma and devotion to the Lord who is ‘bhītihā’ (fear-destroyer).","karmic_consequence":"Following dharma-aligned kingship and devotion yields stability, fearlessness, and ‘mudita’ (gladdened) realms; neglect fosters factionalism, fear, and moral taint."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The tusk-lift motif makes Varāha the cosmic support (ādhāra) and purifier: devotees ‘hata-mala’ attain him by līlā—grace that cleanses inner impurity when ego is relinquished (tyaktātman).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit yajña-cosmos: oceans, mountains, rivers encircling the uplifted Earth suggest the world as a sacrificial field upheld by the Lord; the tusk functions like a cosmic lever/pillar sustaining order.","vedantic_connection":"Ego-abandonment (tyaktātman) as the condition for pāpa-kṣaya and īśvara-prāpti: bhakti and vairāgya converge—purification enables realization/attainment of the Lord."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics and soteriology","core_concept":"Fearlessness and purity arise from surrender beyond ego; divine grace (līlā) purifies and stabilizes both the inner kingdom (mind) and outer kingdom (state).","practical_application":"Practice tyāga of self-centeredness (ahaṅkāra), cultivate devotion, and for leaders: prioritize reconciliation and dharma to reduce social ‘arāti’ (enmity)."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics","Kingship"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic geography
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa themes of bhaya-nivṛtti (fear-removal) and dharmic rulership
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand cosmic Varāha: Earth poised on his tusk-tip, ringed by oceans; mountains and rivers visible; he strides through the three realms, dispelling devotees’ fear and subduing demonic hostility; kings rejoice as enmity is pacified.","item_prompts":["Varāha with prominent tusk bearing Earth","milk-ocean ring (kṣīroda)","miniature mountains and rivers on Earth","tiers of devas, humans, nāgas/asuras","gesture of protection (abhaya)","symbolic ‘fear’ dissolving (dark forms retreating)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Monumental Varāha with emphatic tusk and layered cosmic registers; devas above, humans mid, nāgas below; strong reds/greens; protective abhaya-mudrā feel.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-heavy central Varāha; Earth as gem-studded sphere on tusk; ornate borders; subdued demon figures; kings at bottom with folded hands; rich gold relief.","mysore_prompt":"Balanced composition with refined ornament; detailed rivers/mountains on Earth; soft luminous aura; subtle narrative of fear dispelled.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative miniature with multiple vignettes: devotees relieved, kings reconciled; Varāha central; delicate landscape detailing and cool tonal gradations."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"vīra-bhakti with śānta resolution","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, commanding, protective"}
FAQs
It combines cosmological imagery (Earth-lifting, cosmic ocean) with later mythic epithet (daśāsya), illustrating how Purāṇic layers interweave devotional praise, cosmography, and ethical-kingship ideals.
No single historical location is specified; the imagery is cosmological (milk ocean, mountains, rivers) rather than a named pilgrimage site.
Purification and renunciation of ego are linked with freedom from moral fault; leadership is ideally oriented toward pacification of hostility and protection of the world.
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