Varaha Purana 214.4 — Adhyaya 214, Shloka 4
The Glory of Gokarṇa: Description of Nandikeśvara’s Boon and the Assembly of Deities on Mount Muñjavat
आस्थितः पादमाकृष्य ह्याह्वयन्निव स द्विजः ॥ त्रिभिः क्रमैः क्रान्तुमनास्त्रिविक्रम इवोद्यतः ॥
āsthitaḥ pādam ākṛṣya hy āhvayann iva sa dvijaḥ || tribhiḥ kramaiḥ krāntumanās trivikrama ivodyataḥ ||
เขายืนอย่างพร้อมเพรียง ดึงเท้ากลับราวกับกำลังท้าทาย; พราหมณ์ผู้เกิดสองครั้งนั้นดูเหมือนตั้งใจจะก้าวไปด้วยสามย่าง—ดุจตรีวิกรมะที่เตรียมก้าวรุก
Varāha (default dialogue-frame attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Foreshadows Viṣṇu’s stride-motif (Trivikrama/Vāmana) that later becomes part of Vaiṣṇava sacred geography and līlā-memory, but no direct Kṛṣṇa link in this verse."}
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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Trivikrama simile frames the figure as cosmic measurer/sovereign: the one who can ‘take three strides’ signifies universal lordship and the capacity to re-order worlds.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; the ‘three steps’ can be read as ritual-cosmic mapping (three worlds/three strides) rather than boar-body correspondences.","vedantic_connection":"Implied viśvarūpa/īśvaratva: the supreme pervades and measures all lokas; evokes the Upaniṣadic idea of all-pervasion and the Vāmana-Trivikrama paradigm of cosmic sovereignty."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"political theology / cosmology","core_concept":"True sovereignty is cosmic and dharmic: the rightful lord can ‘measure’ and stabilize the worlds.","practical_application":"Interpret power as responsibility to uphold order; cultivate steadiness before action (poised foot) as a model of disciplined agency."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Mythic Allusion (Trivikrama)","Political Theology (challenge imagery)"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: narrative threshold/portent scene
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: immediate sequence where devas react to the portent (214.5–214.6)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A twice-born (dvija) figure stands in a dynamic pre-stride pose, one foot drawn back, body angled forward as if challenging, evoking Trivikrama about to take three cosmic steps.","item_prompts":["pre-stride posture","raised/drawn-back foot","forward-leaning torso","gesture of challenge (āhvāna)","celestial space cues","subtle three-world symbolism (earth/sky/heaven bands)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: dramatic contrapposto, bold outlines, strong red-green palette, stylized clouds, implied three-tier cosmos behind the figure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: embossed gold halo, dynamic stance frozen mid-motion, gold accents outlining the three cosmic tiers, minimal but opulent background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: graceful movement, delicate shading, refined facial expression of resolve, soft luminous background with faint three-level horizon.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical motion, light sky wash, crisp silhouette of the lifted foot, small symbolic bands for the three worlds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial resolve with cosmic grandeur","suggested_raga":"Śaṅkarābharaṇam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, rising emphasis on ‘tribhiḥ kramaiḥ’ and ‘trivikrama’"}
FAQs
It shows intertextual reuse of the Vāmana/Trivikrama motif, a widely transmitted cosmological image used to convey expansion of sovereignty and cosmic scale.
No specific place-name is provided; the imagery is cosmic rather than geographic.
The verse primarily conveys a warning-sign narrative: extraordinary ambition/power elicits scrutiny; it does not prescribe conduct explicitly.
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