Varaha Purana 71.47 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 47
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
त्वं ख्यातिं महतीं प्राप्य मुक्तिं यास्यसि शाश्वतीम् । एवमुक्त्वाऽथ मुनयो ययुः कैलासपर्वतम् । यत्राहमुमया सार्धं सदा तिष्ठामि सत्तमाः ॥ ७१.४७ ॥
tvaṁ khyātiṁ mahatīṁ prāpya muktiṁ yāsyasi śāśvatīm | evam uktvā ’tha munayo yayuḥ kailāsaparvatam | yatrāham umayā sārdhaṁ sadā tiṣṭhāmi sattamāḥ || 71.47 ||
“เมื่อได้ชื่อเสียงอันยิ่งใหญ่แล้ว ท่านจักไปสู่โมกษะอันนิรันดร์” ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้ เหล่ามุนีจึงไปยังเขาไกรลาส—สถานที่ซึ่งเราสถิตอยู่กับพระอุมาเป็นนิตย์ โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่สัตบุรุษ
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit first-person ‘aham’ present but not otherwise attributed in the excerpt)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Mount Kailāsa","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology","core_concept":"Kīrti (renown from dharma) and mokṣa are linked; the narrative frames liberation as a promised culmination of right conduct and sacred association.","practical_application":"Pursue dharma that yields both loka-saṃgraha (good name) and inner release; honor multiple sacred centers without sectarian hostility."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Pilgrimage Networks","Soteriology (Liberation)","Purāṇic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: sacred mountain / Śaiva dhāma
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 71.71.48-49 (transition to Kali-yuga critique and need for śāstra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sages departing toward snow-clad Kailāsa; in the distance Śiva and Umā seated together, indicating the mountain as their eternal abode.","item_prompts":["procession of ṛṣis with staffs and kamaṇḍalus","snowy peak Kailāsa","Śiva-Umā seated (subtle, reverent)","aura of sanctity","path through Himalayan terrain"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized white Kailāsa peak, ṛṣis in ochre moving in a line; Śiva-Umā enthroned with restrained iconography, calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on Kailāsa and Śiva-Umā throne; richly ornamented divine couple; sages with detailed textiles and ritual items.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition, fine facial expressions; luminous Kailāsa backdrop; dignified Śiva-Umā with soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: crisp Himalayan landscape, miniature procession of sages; delicate depiction of Śiva-Umā on a terrace-like ledge of Kailāsa."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, reverent","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"solemn, storytelling"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern where sages (munayaḥ) transmit teachings and then relocate to a major sacred landscape (Kailāsa), linking ethical/soteriological promises (mukti) with culturally prominent pilgrimage geographies.
Mount Kailāsa (कैलासपर्वत), a trans-Himalayan sacred mountain traditionally associated with Śiva; in modern scholarship it is commonly identified with the Kailash region in western Tibet (near Lake Manasarovar), though Purāṇic geography is often symbolic as well as locational.
The verse emphasizes the ideal of pursuing lasting liberation (śāśvatī mukti) and portrays sages as exemplars who follow disciplined spiritual trajectories connected to recognized cultural heritage sites.
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