Varaha Purana 122.56 — Adhyaya 122, Shloka 56

The Greatness of Kokāmukha

Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative

Devanagari script

सुखानि सर्वविषयान्विसृज्य परिपीडितः ॥ कोकामुखं विना कष्टं न निवृत्तं भविष्यति ॥

Transliteration

sukhāni sarva-viṣayān visṛjya paripīḍitaḥ | kokāmukhaṃ vinā kaṣṭaṃ na nivṛttaṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

تمام دنیوی آسائشیں اور حسی لذتیں چھوڑ کر وہ سخت اذیت میں ہے؛ کوکامکھ کے بغیر یہ کرب ہرگز ختم نہ ہوگا۔

Word by Word

• sukhāni: pleasures
• sukhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (सुख-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• sarva-viṣayān: all objects (of sense)
• sarva-viṣayān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (विषय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (sarve viṣayāḥ); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• visṛjya: having abandoned
• visṛjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-sṛj (वि+सृज्-धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकाल (having abandoned)

• paripīḍitaḥ: being tormented
• paripīḍitaḥ: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pīḍ (परि+पीड्-धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kokāmukham: Kokā’s face/mouth (Kokāmukha)
• kokāmukham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokā (कोका-प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (मुख-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kokāyāḥ mukham); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apādāna/Viśeṣaṇa (अपादान/विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable governing accusative: 'without')

• kaṣṭam: misery; hardship
• kaṣṭam: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṣṭa (कष्ट-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• nivṛttam: ceased; ended
• nivṛttam: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vṛt (नि+वृत्/वृत्त्-धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle used predicatively); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be; will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vadhū

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","key_question":"Is there any remedy other than reaching Kokamukha, since all comforts have been abandoned and suffering persists?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Kokāmukha (tīrtha/place-name as stated)","parikrama_context":"Implied pilgrimage-journey toward a named sacred site; no explicit parikrama."}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"When worldly remedies fail, undertake dharmic recourse through tīrtha-sevana (going to a sacred place) with restraint from sense-enjoyments.","karmic_consequence":"Approach to the tīrtha is framed as the condition for relief; neglect implies continued suffering."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"promised_fruit":"Relief from suffering is linked to the site (tīrtha-phala), not a named vrata here."}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"tirtha-śraddhā and vairāgya","core_concept":"Suffering can catalyze dispassion; concentrated faith in a sacred remedy (tīrtha) becomes a disciplined path when pleasures are relinquished.","practical_application":"Adopt restraint, simplify life, and pursue a focused dharmic course (pilgrimage/service) rather than scattering effort across distractions."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Geography","Heritage Sites","Ethics"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha / sacred locale (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varaha Purana 122.62 (explicit plan to go to Kokamukha); Varaha Purana 122.58 (incurable illness premise)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The afflicted prince, having abandoned pleasures, is shown in austerity-like suffering while the bride insists that only Kokamukha can end the pain.","item_prompts":["discarded ornaments/comfort items","simple bedding or travel gear","bride pointing toward a distant route/map","signpost or riverbank hinting at a tīrtha","somber attendants"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; bride in pleading posture; prince weakened; symbolic road leading to a stylized tīrtha labeled Kokamukha; minimal but iconic landscape elements.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf highlights on royal items set aside; composition contrasts luxury objects pushed to the margin with a central path to Kokamukha; devotional gravity.","mysore_prompt":"Fine detailing of abandoned comforts; gentle landscape vignette indicating the pilgrimage route; expressive restraint on faces.","pahari_prompt":"Miniature landscape with winding path to a river/ghat; small shrine marker ‘Kokamukha’; interior-exterior split scene showing renunciation and resolve."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"resolute yet sorrowful","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, pleading"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ancient Geography
• Pilgrimage Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows a Purāṇic pattern where a named tīrtha is positioned as uniquely efficacious, aiding cataloging of place-based narrative functions.

Which geographic location is identified?

Kokāmukha is explicitly named; identifying its modern correlate requires additional textual and regional evidence.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Prioritizing relief of suffering over ordinary comforts, while seeking legitimate approval for action.