Varaha Purana 113.16 — Adhyaya 113, Shloka 16
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
धरण्युवाच ॥ शृण्वन्तु ऋषयः सर्वे यत्तद्विष्णुमुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ बाढमित्येव तां देवी स्वस्ति ब्रूहीति सोऽब्रवीत्
dharaṇy uvāca || śṛṇvantu ṛṣayaḥ sarve yat tad viṣṇu-mukhāc chrutam || bāḍham ity eva tāṃ devī svasti brūhīti so 'bravīt
Sinabi ni Dharaṇī: “Makinig nawa ang lahat ng mga rishi sa yaong narinig mula sa bibig ni Viṣṇu.” (Sila’y sumagot,) “Tunay nga,” at sinabi niya sa Diyosa, “Magpahayag ka ng pagpapala at kabutihang-palad.”
Dharaṇī (Pṛthivī/Earth); additional voices: sages/unspecified male speaker in closing phrase
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"composed, didactic; intent on formal transmission of what was heard from Viṣṇu","key_question":"Implicit: how should the sages properly hear/receive and seal (with svasti) the teaching that came from Viṣṇu’s mouth?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Teachings heard from Viṣṇu are to be publicly transmitted to ṛṣis with proper discourse markers and concluded with an auspicious benediction (svasti).","karmic_consequence":"Proper transmission preserves śruti-like authority and yields auspiciousness; careless/irreverent transmission leads to loss of merit and obscuration of dharma."}
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":"epistemology of tradition (śravaṇa–paramparā)","core_concept":"Revelatory authority is maintained through faithful hearing, communal witnessing (ṛṣis), and auspicious closure (svasti).","practical_application":"When teaching dharma/itihāsa-purāṇa, cite source, invite attentive listening, and conclude with maṅgala/benediction to orient the mind toward sattva."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Transmission of teachings","Blessing formulae"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: discursive/ritual assembly space
Related Themes: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue frame (adhyāya 113 context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Bhū-devī, poised and dignified, addresses an assembly of ṛṣis, inviting them to listen to Viṣṇu-sourced teaching; a male voice prompts her to utter ‘svasti’.","item_prompts":["Bhū-devī seated on lotus or earth-throne","circle of ṛṣis with jaṭā and kamaṇḍalu","palm-leaf manuscripts or listening gesture (añjali)","subtle Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) indicating source","banner/inscription motif for ‘svasti’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Bhū-devī in rich green-red palette, large expressive eyes; ṛṣis in ochre; ornamental borders; subtle śaṅkha-cakra motif behind her; calm didactic posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Bhū-devī central with gold-leaf halo; ṛṣis symmetrically arranged; embossed ‘svasti’ scroll; jewel-toned garments; temple-arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Bhū-devī teaching gesture (vyākhyāna mudrā); ṛṣis attentive; minimal background with auspicious motifs.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate satsanga scene under a stylized canopy; Bhū-devī and ṛṣis in profile; lyrical space; a small emblem of Viṣṇu indicating ‘heard from his mouth’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, auspicious, instructional","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or a calm maṅgala-associated rāga)","pace":"medium-slow with clear caesura at discourse markers","voice_tone":"steady, benedictory, slightly elevated on ‘svasti’"}
FAQs
It highlights an oral-authentication motif—‘heard from Viṣṇu’s mouth’—and shows communal reception (‘bāḍham’) typical of Purāṇic performance contexts.
No geographic place-name is present in this verse.
Attentive listening to transmitted teaching and beginning discourse with auspicious speech (svasti) as a cultural-discursive norm.
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