Varaha Purana 137.36 — Adhyaya 137, Shloka 36
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
आत्मकर्मसु संयुक्तं चक्रवत्परिवर्तते ॥ जातो जन्तुर्भवेद्बालो बालस्तु तरुणो भवेत् ॥
ātmakarmasu saṃyuktaṃ cakravat parivartate | jāto jantur bhaved bālo bālas tu taruṇo bhavet ||
اپنے ہی اعمال کے بندھن میں جکڑا ہوا جیو چکر کی مانند گھومتا رہتا ہے؛ پیدا ہو کر جاندار بچہ بنتا ہے، اور بچہ وقت کے ساتھ جوان ہو جاتا ہے۔
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical exemplar (vinaya and reverence)","core_concept":"Humility and respectful address—touching the feet—signals dharmic relational conduct and receptivity to counsel.","practical_application":"Approach elders/teachers/spouses with respect; listen first, respond without hostility, and ground speech in humility."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Narrative framing around a king and queen (implied larger story context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lovely-eyed lady smiles, grasps her husband’s feet in reverence, and speaks to the king.","item_prompts":["king seated","lady holding both feet (pāda-grahaṇa)","gentle smile","court interior","attendants or minimal royal symbols (throne, fly-whisk)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized royal court, expressive eyes, restrained gesture of pāda-grahaṇa, warm tones and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly jeweled king and queen, gold-leaf throne and halo-like arch, emphasized ornaments and textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined court scene, delicate jewelry, soft smile, dignified posture, subtle architectural backdrop.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate palace interior, lyrical lines, bright textiles, tender respectful gesture as focal point."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, tender","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, storytelling, gentle"}
FAQs
It preserves a compact karmic anthropology—human development and change are framed through the metaphor of cyclical motion (cakravat), common across Sanskrit philosophical discourse.
No geographic location is mentioned.
It emphasizes personal responsibility: beings experience change while ‘yoked’ to their own deeds (ātmakarman).
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