Varaha Purana 113.57 — Adhyaya 113, Shloka 57
Hymn to Varāha and Pṛthivī’s Inquiry
Prelude to the Sanatkumāra Dialogue
भगस्त्वं विषलिङ्गश्च परस्त्वं परमात्मकः ॥ सर्वभूतनमस्कार्यो नमो देव नमो नमः ॥
bhagas tvaṃ viṣaliṅgaś ca paras tvaṃ paramātmakaḥ || sarvabhūtanamaskāryo namo deva namo namaḥ ||
Ikaw si Bhaga; ikaw rin si Viṣaliṅga. Ikaw ang Kataas-taasan—na may kalikasan ng Pinakamataas na Sarili. Karapat-dapat kang sambahin ng lahat ng nilalang. Pagpupugay sa iyo, O Deva; pagpupugay nang muli at muli.
Pṛthivī (default, hymn-voice addressing Varāha/Viṣṇu in dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Earth continues the hymn, naming Varāha/Viṣṇu through epithets and affirming him as Paramātman worthy of universal namaskāra."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"devotional, awed, naming and surrendering","key_question":"What is your supreme identity behind all names—are you truly the Paramātman revered by all beings?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Indirect: the theology of many names anticipates later localization of the same Paramātman as Kṛṣṇa, but the verse itself is not Mathurā-specific."}
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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The avatāra is not merely a form-event but the supreme Self (paramātman) accessible through nāma (epithets) and namaskāra; the hymn universalizes Varāha into the metaphysical ground of all beings.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; the verse uses onomastic theology (Bhaga, Viṣaliṅga, Paramātman) rather than anatomical yajña-mappings.","vedantic_connection":"Paramātman doctrine: the supreme Self as the object of universal reverence; names function as upāyas (supports) for devotion toward the formless absolute."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of names and supreme Self","core_concept":"Many epithets point to one supreme reality (Paramātman) who is the proper recipient of namaskāra from all beings.","practical_application":"Practice nāma-smaraṇa and namaskāra as daily disciplines, using divine names as contemplative anchors toward the supreme Self."}
Subject Matter: ["Theology (names/epithets)","Metaphysics (paramātman)","Devotional formulae"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: universal devotional field
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 113.62 (sarvātman/sarvagata); Varāha Purāṇa 113.64 (Earth’s plea to the same Lord)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A hymn tableau: Bhu-devī offers repeated salutations while divine epithets appear as symbolic emblems around a central radiant deity-presence.","item_prompts":["Bhu-devī in prostration (praṇāma)","radiant central deity aura","inscribed epithets as decorative cartouches (Bhaga, Paramātman)","lotus pedestal","cosmic beings in the background joining namaskāra"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symmetrical stuti scene; Bhu-devī and attendant beings in añjali; central golden aura; ornamental script-like motifs for epithets.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold halo and embossed ornaments; Bhu-devī kneeling; surrounding devotees; epithets suggested via symbolic icons (prosperity for Bhaga).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined devotional portrait; soft shading; Bhu-devī’s reverent gaze; subtle iconography for supreme Self (radiant bindu-like aura).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: courtly devotional miniature; Bhu-devī and beings in a semicircle; central luminous presence; delicate calligraphic banners for names."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverential litany","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, mantra-like, with emphatic cadences on 'namo'"}
FAQs
It preserves a cluster of divine epithets and a repeated salutation formula characteristic of Purāṇic stotras, useful for tracing naming traditions and liturgical phrasing.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
It promotes universal reverence (sarvabhūta-namaskārya), framing humility and respect toward all life within a cosmological vision.
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