Varaha Purana 147.25: Adhyaya 147, Shloka 25
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
विज्ञापयामो रुद्रस्य शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्तताम् ॥ संतप्ताः स्म वयं सर्वे तस्माच्छापं निवर्त्तय ॥
vijñāpayāmo rudrasya śāpo ’yaṃ vinivarttatām | santaptāḥ sma vayaṃ sarve tasmāc chāpaṃ nivarttaya ||
“พวกเราขอทูลวิงวอน ขอให้คำสาปของพระรุทระนี้ถูกถอนคืน พวกเราทั้งปวงเดือดร้อนนัก เพราะฉะนั้นโปรดขจัดคำสาปเถิด”
Unspecified petitioners (defaults to primary dialogue frame: Varāha as narrator; petition voiced by the afflicted party)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","key_question":"How can the consequences of Rudra’s curse be lawfully and ritually reversed for the afflicted?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"For śāpa-affliction, submit a formal petition (vijñapti) to the competent authority, acknowledging suffering and requesting reversal through proper means.","karmic_consequence":"Humble petition and accountability open the path to relief; arrogance or denial hardens the consequence of the curse."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma, consequence, and grace","core_concept":"Suffering is treated as a consequence requiring both acknowledgment and a sanctioned remedial process; grace is sought through humility.","practical_application":"When facing consequences (social, moral, spiritual), articulate responsibility, seek reconciliation, and follow prescribed corrective actions."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics (accountability and remedy)","Ritual-legal motif (śāpa reversal)","Interpersonal petitioning in Sanskrit narrative"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: audience/petition space (sannidhi/sabhā)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 147.28-29 (Aurva’s response and exclusive remedy)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Afflicted petitioners with folded hands plead for reversal of Rudra’s curse before a revered authority; their bodies show fatigue and heat-distress.","item_prompts":["añjali-mudrā petitioners","a central authoritative figure (Nārāyaṇa or mediator)","visual motif of ‘curse’ as dark aura dissipating","tearful/strained faces indicating santāpa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symmetrical court-like scene; petitioners in añjali; stylized dark-red/black aura for śāpa around them; authoritative figure calm and luminous.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-backed throne or shrine setting; petitioners smaller in scale; curse shown as a faint dark cloud at their feet; rich ornamentation for the deity/authority.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: emotive faces, restrained palette; emphasis on the sincerity of the plea; soft halo for the authority figure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate darbar scene with delicate linework; petitioners clustered; a subtle swirling dark motif labeled by gesture as ‘śāpa’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"pleading and intense","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low and earnest, with emphasis on ‘śāpo’yaṃ’ and ‘nिवर्त्तय’"}
FAQs
It preserves a formal register of supplication (vijñāpana) typical of Purāṇic and epic narrative, indicating how moral injury is addressed through acknowledged procedures.
No location is named in this verse; it focuses on the act of petitioning for relief.
The verse emphasizes admitting shared suffering and seeking rectification through appropriate channels rather than denial or escalation.
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