Varaha Purana 22.38 — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 38
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
देवो मा दुहिता मह्यं तां रुद्राय ददाम्यहम् । त्वया देव अनुज्ञातस्तत्करोमि प्रसाधि माम् ॥ २२.३८ ॥
devo mā duhitā mahyaṃ tāṃ rudrāya dadāmy aham | tvayā deva anujñātas tat karomi prasādhi mām || 22.38 ||
ข้าแต่เทพเจ้า นางเป็นธิดาของข้าพเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าขอมอบนางแด่พระรุทระ ด้วยพระอนุญาตของพระองค์ ข้าพเจ้าจึงกระทำเช่นนั้น ขอทรงโปรดปรานข้าพเจ้าด้วย
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not indicated in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"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":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A father/guardian gives his daughter in marriage with the sanction (anujñā) of the appropriate authority/elders, seeking blessings for the rite’s propriety.","karmic_consequence":"Properly sanctioned kanyādāna supports social/ritual order and accrues merit; acting without due sanction is implied to invite blame/ritual impropriety (doṣa)."}
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":"dharma/ethics","core_concept":"Dharma is enacted through consent, propriety, and seeking grace (prasāda) rather than mere assertion of power.","practical_application":"In major life-rites, obtain counsel/permission from legitimate elders/authorities and perform actions with humility and accountability."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual and Social Customs","Genealogy"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: mythic court/ritual setting
Related Themes: Immediate surrounding verses: Brahmā’s approval and the subsequent convocation (22.22.39-41)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A supplicant figure speaks to a higher deity/authority: ‘She is my daughter; I give her to Rudra,’ hands folded, requesting permission and grace.","item_prompts":["añjali-mudrā supplication","gesture of granting (dāna) symbol—water-pot or offering vessel","Rudra indicated iconographically (trident, matted hair) as intended groom (even if off-scene)","authority figure’s approving posture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: speaker in respectful añjali, ornate costume; authority figure seated with calm blessing gesture; Rudra hinted via emblematic trident motif in background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: embossed gold for halos and ornaments; central authority figure with blessing hand; donor figure slightly below; symbolic trident/ḍamaru motif to signify Rudra.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions emphasizing humility; minimal props—kamaṇḍalu, offering vessel; soft palette and balanced spacing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative clarity—two figures in profile dialogue; Rudra signified by a small vignette or emblem; cool tones and stylized architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, petitionary","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi (for auspicious rite)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, respectful, slightly softened on ‘prasādhi mām’"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era narrative conventions around marriage-giving (kanyādāna) framed with an emphasis on permission/authorization (anujñā), illustrating how social-ritual acts are rhetorically anchored in sanctioned authority within the text’s storytelling.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a speech-act about giving a daughter to Rudra with acknowledged permission.
The verse foregrounds acting with authorization/consent (anujñā) and seeking goodwill (prasāda), presenting a normative ideal that significant actions should be undertaken with acknowledged approval and with attention to relational harmony.
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