Varaha Purana 11.87: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 87
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
युध्यमानं महाबाहुं ततस्त्वाययतुश्चमूः । तस्मिन् बले तु दैत्या ये तान् शृणुष्व धरिरितान् ॥ ११.८८ ॥
yudhyamānaṃ mahābāhuṃ tatastv āyayatuś camūḥ | tasmin bale tu daityā ye tān śṛṇuṣva dharer itān || 11.88 ||
جب وہ عظیم بازو والا جنگ میں مصروف تھا تو لشکر آگے بڑھ آیا۔ اب اس فوج میں جو دَیتیہ تھے، انہیں ہری کے بیان کے مطابق سنو۔
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; Hari referenced in-verse)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Hari invoked as authority for naming; no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa localization in this verse"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology of testimony (śabda-pramāṇa)","core_concept":"Knowledge of cosmic adversaries is received through authoritative divine narration (‘as stated by Hari’).","practical_application":"Treat scriptural naming/categorization as a disciplined hearing (śravaṇa): listen carefully before judging forces at play."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: battlefield
Related Themes: 11.11.89-91 (names and strength of the Daitiyas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mighty-armed hero fights as the army surges forward; the narrator pauses the action to announce that the Daitiyas in the host will now be named ‘as Hari states’.","item_prompts":["central mahābāhu warrior mid-combat","advancing camū with standards and drums","shadowy daitya silhouettes within the ranks","narrative ‘pause’ gesture—sage/narrator hand raised as if instructing ‘śṛṇuṣva’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic diagonal troop advance; hero in exaggerated stance; narrator figure at edge with teaching mudrā; daityas with stylized fierce faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: hero and army with gold-highlighted weapons; a small inscription-like band suggesting ‘Hari-vacana’; daityas ornamented but fearsome.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition—hero foreground, army depth; subtle divine aura motif indicating Hari’s authority behind the narration.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: crisp storytelling—hero at left, marching host across the plane; narrator figure addressing listener; daityas hinted by darker palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial instruction (narrative + didactic)","suggested_raga":"Śaṅkarābharaṇam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, commanding, enumerative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a battle scene is paused to introduce a catalog or identification of opposing figures, aiding oral transmission and later textual indexing.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition into a list of Daitiya participants.
The verse primarily serves a descriptive and structural purpose rather than issuing a direct ethical maxim; implicitly, it frames conflict narration within authoritative speech (Hari/Varāha), emphasizing disciplined listening and ordered transmission of knowledge.
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