Varaha Purana 11.86 — Adhyaya 11, Shloka 86
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
ततस्तस्मिंस्तदा राज्ञो महत्कदनमाबभौ । ततो हेतुप्रहेत्रीभ्यां श्रुत्वा जामातरं रणे ॥ ११.८७ ॥
tatastasmiṁstadā rājño mahat-kadanam ābabhau | tato hetuprahetrībhyāṁ śrutvā jāmātaraṁ raṇe || 11.87 ||
Pagkaraan, sa sandaling iyon, sumiklab doon ang isang malaking pagpatay para sa hari. Pagdaka, nang marinig niya mula sa mga nag-udyok at nagsagawa ang tungkol sa manugang sa labanan, (siya’y tumugon nang nararapat).
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"None","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":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":"narrative-ethics (causality and agency)","core_concept":"Violence in polity is propelled by layered causality—instigators (hetu) and agents (prahetṛ)—not merely the visible combatant.","practical_application":"In judging conflict, examine who incites and who executes; assign responsibility beyond the front-line actor."}
Subject Matter: ["Royal narrative","Conflict and warfare","Courtly relations (jāmātṛ)","Causality and agency (hetu/prahetṛ)"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: battlefield/court-linked war-zone
Related Themes: 11.11.88-91 (catalogue of opposing force; escalation of battle narrative)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king’s battlefield suddenly erupts into mass slaughter; messengers/instigators report that the ‘son-in-law’ is present in the fray, triggering a decisive reaction.","item_prompts":["king on chariot or throne at war-camp edge","dusty battlefield with fallen warriors","two whispering counselors/agents (hetu/prahetṛ) delivering news","bannered troops in motion","focus motif: ‘jāmātṛ’ (son-in-law) as a named/marked warrior in distance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: crowded war tableau with rhythmic lines, stylized armor, deep reds/ochres; counselors leaning in to report the jāmātṛ while battle churns behind.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central king with ornate crown and gold-leaf accents; secondary vignette of messengers; background battle rendered as patterned bands.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined courtly camp scene with delicate shading; the report of the jāmātṛ conveyed through expressive hand-gestures; battle haze beyond.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside-like layered battlefield planes; small figures, narrative clarity—messengers at foreground, the marked son-in-law warrior mid-ground, slaughter implied by scattered arms."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave, urgent narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast (to convey sudden escalation)","voice_tone":"firm, martial, slightly ominous"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic historiographical style: compressing battlefield events into a concise report that foregrounds royal crisis, interpersonal ties (such as a son-in-law), and the role of instigators—useful for studying how Purāṇas narrate political conflict.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the setting is indicated generically as 'there' (tasmin) and 'in battle' (raṇe).
The verse does not state a direct moral injunction; its philosophical emphasis is descriptive, highlighting causality and agency (hetu/prahetṛ) in the escalation of violence and the political consequences of relational ties (jāmātṛ).
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