Varaha Purana 213.38: Adhyaya 213, Shloka 38
The Glory of Gokarṇeśvara: Nandin’s Austerities and Śiva’s Boons
सिंहचर्माम्बरधरं व्यालयज्ञोपवीतिनम् ॥ दृष्ट्वा देवं महादेवं हृष्टरोमा महातपाः ॥
siṃhacarmāmbaradharaṃ vyālayajñopavītinam || dṛṣṭvā devaṃ mahādevaṃ hṛṣṭaromā mahātapāḥ ||
ทรงนุ่งห่มหนังสิงห์ และทรงมีงูเป็นสายยัชโญปวีต; ครั้นมหาตบะได้เห็นเทพผู้เป็นมหาเทพแล้ว ขนพองสยองเกล้าด้วยปีติยินดี
Narrator
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
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":"theophany-and-embodiment","core_concept":"Darśana of the divine produces involuntary sāttvika-bhāvas (hṛṣṭaromatā), validating embodied devotion as a mode of knowledge.","practical_application":"Cultivate reverent attention (śraddhā) in worship; recognize devotional bodily responses as supportive (not obstructive) to contemplation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ascetic iconography","Embodied response to theophany","Symbolic attire"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 213.43–45 (continuation as stuti with epithets)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A great ascetic beholds Mahādeva: Śiva stands adorned with lion-skin garment and a serpent worn as sacred thread; the ascetic’s body shows ecstatic horripilation.","item_prompts":["Śiva with lion-skin wrap","serpent as yajñopavīta across chest","ascetic with folded hands beginning to bow","visible goosebumps/hairs standing","forest-hermitage ambience or liminal sacred space","aura/tejas around Mahādeva"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Mahādeva with pronounced tejas, lion-skin patterned in earthy reds/ochres, nāga as stylized green coil across torso; ascetic in simple bark/cloth, hṛṣṭaroma indicated by fine stippling; dense foliage backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Mahādeva with gold-leaf halo and ornaments restrained but luminous; lion-skin rendered with embossed texture; serpent-yajñopavīta highlighted; ascetic at lower right with raised hairs and añjali; rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; emphasize serene yet powerful Śiva, detailed nāga thread and lion-skin; ascetic’s ecstatic reaction subtle and refined; muted forest palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside/forest setting, slender figures; Śiva with simplified lion-skin and nāga thread; ascetic’s wonder expressed through posture and widened eyes; cool greens and blues with a bright aura."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"awe-struck devotional narration","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, resonant, with a slight lift on ‘hṛṣṭaromā’ to convey wonder"}
FAQs
It preserves a stable set of Śaiva material symbols (skins, serpents) that inform later iconography and the cultural vocabulary of asceticism.
No place-name is given; the verse focuses on appearance and the observer’s reaction.
The verse highlights awe and reverence as appropriate responses to perceived greatness, without prescribing coercive or exclusionary claims.
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