Varaha Purana 180.89 — Adhyaya 180, Shloka 89
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
तव दास्याश्च या दासी तस्यास्तन्तुः किलॊच्यते ॥ नाम्ना विरूपकनिधिस्तामानय वरानने ॥
tava dāsyāś ca yā dāsī tasyās tantuḥ kilocyate || nāmnā virūpakanidhis tām ānaya varānane ||
นางทาสีผู้เป็นทาสีของหญิงรับใช้ของเจ้านั้น สายสัมพันธ์ของนางกล่าวกันว่า ‘ตันตุ’ นามของนางคือ วิรูปกนิธิ; โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม จงพานางมาที่นี่เถิด
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral causality through social networks","core_concept":"Karmic entanglements can run through subtle human relations; identifying the correct person/link (tantu, ‘thread’) is prerequisite to setting right a wrong.","practical_application":"Attend to overlooked persons and dependencies; rectify harm by tracing the ‘thread’ of responsibility through households and service relations."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: social/narrative space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 180.97 (compassion leading to action)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha issues a precise instruction: summon a particular maidservant identified through a chain of service and a ‘thread’ (tantu), naming her Virūpakanidhi, addressing someone as ‘varānane’ (fair-faced).","item_prompts":["Varāha giving directive gesture","attendant/listener (fair-faced) receiving instruction","suggestion of household/service setting","name emphasis motif (scroll/banner with ‘Virūpakanidhi’)","weaving/thread symbol subtly included"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in authoritative yet calm stance; the addressed ‘varānane’ figure with graceful features; incorporate a subtle thread/weaving border motif to echo ‘tantu’.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: directive scene with gold halo; ornate textiles and a highlighted thread motif; name rendered as decorative inscription element.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: courtly interior feel; refined costumes; Varāha’s hand gesture crisp; delicate thread motif near textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: domestic vignette with lyrical architecture; a thin red thread motif connecting figures; emphasis on narrative clarity and naming."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, directive","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, firm, purposeful"}
FAQs
It preserves social vocabulary (dāsī, dāsyāḥ) and a personal name, useful for onomastic and socio-literary study of Purāṇic narrative worlds.
No location is named in this verse.
It advances the narrative inquiry by calling a relevant witness/participant, emphasizing verification through testimony.
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