Varaha Purana 22.47 — Adhyaya 22, Shloka 47
Gaurī’s Rebirth, Umā’s Austerities, Rudra’s Test, and the Himalayan Wedding
तस्मिन् विवाहे सलिलप्रवाहे चतुर्मुखो लोकपरः स्वसंस्थः । उवाच कन्यां भव पुत्रि लोके नारी प्रभर्त्ता तव चान्यपुंसाम् ॥ इत्येवमुक्त्वा स उमां सरुद्रां पितामहः स्वं पुरमाजगाम ॥ २२.४७ ॥
tasmin vivāhe salilapravāhe caturmukho lokaparaḥ svasaṁsthaḥ | uvāca kanyāṁ bhava putri loke nārī prabharttā tava cānyapuṁsām | ity evam uktvā sa umāṁ sa-rudrāṁ pitāmahaḥ svaṁ puram ājagāma || 22.47 ||
ในพิธีอภิเษกนั้น ท่ามกลางสายน้ำที่ไหลริน พระพรหมผู้มีสี่พักตร์ ผู้มุ่งประโยชน์แก่โลกและดำรงอยู่ในฐานะของตน ได้ตรัสแก่ธิดาว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย จงเป็นเช่นนี้ในโลก; สตรีเป็นผู้นำทางและเป็นที่พึ่งแก่เจ้า และแก่บุรุษอื่นด้วย” ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว ปิตามหะ (พระพรหม) ก็เสด็จกลับนครของตน โดยปล่อยให้อุมาอยู่พร้อมพระรุทระ
Brahmā (Pitāmaha, Caturmukha)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"In the marriage-setting Brahmā instructs the bride on social-ethical duty: the wife is to act as a sustaining guide within household life.","karmic_consequence":"Upholding strī-dharma supports household stability and social order; neglect leads to domestic discord and dharmic decline."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-ethics","core_concept":"Dharma is upheld through role-based responsibility within gṛhastha life, publicly affirmed by divine authority.","practical_application":"Treat marriage as a dharmic institution: cultivate mutual support, counsel, and steadiness rather than mere personal preference."}
Subject Matter: ["Mythic Narrative","Marriage Rite Context","Social Ethics","Divine Genealogy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: mythic-ritual landscape
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 22.22.48-51 (continuation of wedding/genealogy narration)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā, four-faced, seated near flowing waters at the divine wedding, instructs the maiden (Umā) with a raised hand in blessing; Rudra stands nearby as the groom.","item_prompts":["Brahmā with four faces and kamaṇḍalu/veda","flowing river or ritual waters","Umā as shy bride with auspicious ornaments","Rudra with matted hair and trident","wedding pavilion/mandapa","celestial witnesses"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat luminous colors, ornate jewelry; Brahmā four-faced giving upadeśa beside river, Umā and Rudra in vivāha mandapa, dense floral borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf haloed Brahmā and Rudra, richly embossed bridal ornaments on Umā, river rendered as stylized blue band, mandapa pillars with gold detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Brahmā’s calm instruction gesture, Umā’s modest gaze, Rudra serene; subtle water ripples and ritual lamps.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside riverbank wedding scene, Brahmā as elder officiant, Umā-Rudra central; pastel palette, detailed textiles, small celestial onlookers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn-instructional with auspicious wedding undertone","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Yaman for a bright maṅgala feel)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, authoritative, benedictory"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic narrative style where major cosmological figures (e.g., Brahmā, Rudra, Umā) are situated within social institutions like marriage, preserving cultural memory about idealized roles and counsel in mythic-historical storytelling.
No specific named tīrtha or geographic site is explicitly identified in this verse; the setting is described generally as being amid a “flow of waters” (salila-pravāha).
The verse presents a social-ethical counsel attributed to Brahmā, emphasizing the supportive/leading role of a woman within household and social life, framed as guidance offered during a marriage context.
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