Varaha Purana 70.14: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 14
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
रुद्र उवाच । शृण्वन्तु बिबुधाः सर्वे तथा देवर्षयोऽमलाः । ब्रह्मर्षयश्च विख्याताः सर्वे शृण्वन्तु मे वचः । त्वं चागस्त्य महाबुद्धे शृणु मे गदतो वचः ॥ ७०.१४ ॥
rudra uvāca | śṛṇvantu bibudhāḥ sarve tathā devarṣayo 'malāḥ | brahmarṣayaś ca vikhyātāḥ sarve śṛṇvantu me vacaḥ | tvaṃ cāgastya mahābudhe śṛṇu me gadato vacaḥ || 70.14 ||
พระรุทระตรัสว่า “ขอให้เหล่าผู้รู้แจ้งทั้งปวงจงสดับ และเหล่าเทวฤๅษีผู้บริสุทธิ์ไร้มลทินจงสดับ เหล่าพรหมฤๅษีผู้เลื่องชื่อก็จงสดับ—ขอให้ทุกหมู่เหล่าฟังถ้อยคำของเรา และท่านอคัสตยะผู้มีปัญญายิ่ง จงฟังวาจาที่เรากล่าวนี้ด้วย”
Rudra
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":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"pedagogy and adhikāra","core_concept":"Śravaṇa (listening) by qualified audiences is integral to dharma-jñāna transmission; the teacher formally establishes the audience and intent.","practical_application":"When teaching or reciting śāstra, establish context, invite attentive listening, and address competent seekers (e.g., Agastya) for faithful preservation."}
Subject Matter: ["Dialogue Framework","Transmission of Teaching","Sage Assemblies"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: sacred council
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 70.70.15-16 (content of Rudra’s doctrinal identification of the supreme)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rudra stands or sits in a teaching posture, summoning devas and sages to listen; Agastya is singled out among the audience.","item_prompts":["Rudra with teaching mudrā","Agastya identifiable (short stature, pot-belly, kamaṇḍalu)","rows of devas and sages","aura/halo around speaker","scrolls or palm-leaf manuscripts near sages"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Rudra frontal, commanding; Agastya near foreground with kamaṇḍalu; layered audience; strong outlines and warm tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halos for Rudra and select sages; jeweled ornaments; Agastya with prominent attributes; ornate arch framing the discourse.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly didactic scene; subtle facial expressions of attentive listening; fine textile patterns.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang scene under a stylized canopy; Agastya highlighted; delicate landscape hints behind the assembly."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, resonant, with clear enunciation of vocatives"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic transmission-setting: a deity addresses an assembly of sages, establishing authority and an oral-aural framework (“listen”) for the teaching that follows.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is primarily a formal address to an audience of sages, including Agastya.
The verse foregrounds disciplined listening and attentive reception of instruction as a philosophical prerequisite for learning within the text’s dialogic tradition.
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