Varaha Purana 212.19: Adhyaya 212, Shloka 19
An Awakening Description within the Allegory of the Wheel of Saṃsāra
शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात्
śṛṇuyācchrāvayedvāpi sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt
ผู้ใดฟัง—หรือให้ผู้อื่นสวดอ่านให้ฟัง—ย่อมบรรลุความปรารถนาทั้งปวงได้
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Hearing (śravaṇa) or causing recitation (śrāvaṇa) of the sacred Purāṇic account is itself a meritorious act that yields desired aims.","karmic_consequence":"By śravaṇa/śrāvaṇa one gains iṣṭa-kāma-siddhi (fulfillment of aims); neglect implies loss of this easy merit and fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-sādhana (śravaṇa)","core_concept":"Listening to sacred narrative is a direct means (upāya) to attain both worldly aims and devotional refinement.","practical_application":"Regularly hear the Purāṇa from a competent reciter, sponsor public recitation, and treat attentive listening as a disciplined practice."}
Subject Matter: ["Textual Tradition","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: textual/traditional setting
Related Themes: General phalaśruti sections concluding māhātmyas and kathās in the Varāha Purāṇa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A recitation hall where a teacher recites Purāṇic lore while listeners sit attentively; the act of hearing is shown as sanctifying.","item_prompts":["palm-leaf manuscript or book stand","seated reciter (vyāsa/sūta-like)","listeners with folded hands","water pot (kamaṇḍalu)","sacred fire or lamp","garlands and simple āśrama setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized faces; a guru reciting with a lamp-lit maṇḍapa and attentive śiṣyas in devotional stillness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central seated reciter with ornate aureole, gold-leaf highlights on lamp and ornaments; listeners in symmetrical rows.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; intimate sabhā with manuscript stand and calm devotional expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside āśrama pavilion, lyrical landscape; small figures listening, emphasis on serenity and narrative intimacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, benedictory phalaśruti","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, gently emphatic on ‘śṛṇuyāt/śrāvayet’ and ‘sarvakāmān’"}
FAQs
It represents a common Purāṇic phalaśruti formula, evidencing the text’s orientation toward listening/recitation as a primary mode of transmission.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
It promotes attentive listening and enabling recitation as valued cultural practices for preserving and engaging with the narrative.
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