Varaha Purana 69.13 — Adhyaya 69, Shloka 13
Agastya’s Vision of Varuṇa as Nārāyaṇa in Ilāvṛta
स्नानार्थं कल्पितं ब्रह्मन्निदं ते सर्वमेव तु । द्रोणीं प्रविश्य चेमां त्वं स्नातुमर्हसि सत्तम ॥ ६९.१३ ॥
snānārthaṃ kalpitaṃ brahmann idaṃ te sarvam eva tu | droṇīṃ praviśya cemāṃ tvaṃ snātum arhasi sattama || 69.13 ||
ข้าแต่พราหมณ์ ทั้งหมดนี้ได้จัดเตรียมไว้เพื่อการสรงสนานของท่านโดยแท้ จงเข้าไปในดโรณีนี้เถิด ข้าแต่บุรุษผู้ประเสริฐ ท่านสมควรแก่การสรงสนาน
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
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,"instruction_summary":"A worthy guest (brahmin/sat-tama) is to be provided arranged facilities for purification (snāna) and respectfully invited to use them.","karmic_consequence":"Proper satkāra accrues puṇya and social-religious harmony; neglect of such honor is treated in dharma literature as leading to demerit and loss of auspiciousness."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"śauca and adhikāra","core_concept":"Purification is both physical and ritual; the ‘fit to bathe’ (arhasi) implies readiness/adhikāra through virtue and status.","practical_application":"Approach sacred acts with preparedness—clean means, proper invitation, and humility—so the rite becomes transformative."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Sacred Geography","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual bathing site / saras
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: entry into droṇī and sinking event (69.69.14)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage respectfully invites a brahmin to enter a large trough-like vessel prepared for bathing, gesturing toward the droṇī set at the lake.","item_prompts":["muni pointing/gesturing","golden droṇī at water’s edge","ritual attendants nearby","kalaśas and towels/cloth","calm lake backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sage in teaching gesture (mudrā), golden droṇī prominent, attendants with vessels, composed ritual atmosphere.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: sage and honored brahmin with rich gold ornamentation, droṇī rendered with heavy gilding, temple-like framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle expressions of respect, detailed textiles, droṇī and lake softly shaded, emphasis on gesture and invitation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate dialogue scene by a lake, sage’s hand extended toward the droṇī, light landscape and refined figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional, reverent","suggested_raga":"Śrī or Sāveri (solemn propriety)","pace":"madhyama-slow","voice_tone":"gentle authority, clear enunciation"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif in which ritual purification (snāna) is formalized through prepared spaces and objects, illustrating how textual traditions encode ritual culture and social address (e.g., “brahman,” “sattama”).
No specific place-name is given in this isolated verse; it refers to a prepared bathing setting (droṇī) without explicit geographic identification.
The verse emphasizes orderly preparation and respectful facilitation of purification rites, framed as a culturally valued practice rather than a coercive command.
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