Varaha Purana 112.65: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 65
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
अष्टादश पुराणानि वेद द्वैपायनो गुरुः ॥ ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा
aṣṭādaśa purāṇāni veda dvaipāyano guruḥ || brāhmaṃ pādmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ ca śaivaṃ bhāgavataṃ tathā
استاد دوَیپایَن (ویاس) اٹھارہ پرانوں کو جانتے ہیں: برہما، پادما، ویشنو، شیوا، اور اسی طرح بھاگوت۔
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, studious","key_question":"What constitutes the Purāṇic canon, and who is its authoritative knower/compiler?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Indirect: inclusion of Vaiṣṇava/Bhāgavata signals later Krishna-centered theology, but not explicit here."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"hermeneutics / canon-formation","core_concept":"Multiplicity of revelations is organized into an intelligible canon by a realized compiler (Vyāsa), enabling dharma and bhakti to be taught to diverse audiences.","practical_application":"Approach Purāṇas as a structured library: compare, contextualize, and read with awareness of genre and intended audience."}
Subject Matter: ["Purāṇic Canon (Aṣṭādaśa)","Text Classification","Literary History"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ṛṣi-āśrama (generalized)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 112.75-76 (continuation of list)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha enumerates the eighteen Purāṇas, beginning with Brāhma, Pādma, Vaiṣṇava, Śaiva, Bhāgavata, while presenting Vyāsa as the authoritative teacher who knows them.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching","Vyāsa figure with matted hair and manuscript bundle","a row of labeled manuscripts representing Purāṇas","Bhu Devi listening","library/āśrama setting with palm-leaf bundles"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha and Vyāsa in a scholarly āśrama; stylized manuscript bundles stacked; inscriptions on bundles; warm palette and symmetrical composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Vyāsa enthroned as guru with gold halo; Varāha as divine narrator; manuscript bundles with gold accents; ornate frame with the first five Purāṇa names inscribed.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant scholarly scene; fine detailing of palm-leaf bundles and writing stylus; calm faces; muted colors.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate indoor library scene; manuscripts arranged like a garland; Vyāsa pointing as names are recited; delicate architectural backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"cataloguing, solemn","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, rhythmic listing cadence with slight pauses between titles"}
FAQs
It contributes to the widely attested Purāṇic bibliographic motif enumerating the aṣṭādaśa (eighteen) Purāṇas and associating their knowledge with Vyāsa.
None; the verse is a textual catalogue rather than a tīrtha or regional description.
No direct ethical injunction appears; the function is classificatory and archival.
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