Varaha Purana 139.116 — Adhyaya 139, Shloka 116
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
तृप्तिं यास्यामि परमां विधात्रा विहितां मम॥ ब्रह्मरक्षोवचः श्रुत्वा श्वपाको गीतलालसः॥
tṛptiṃ yāsyāmi paramāṃ vidhātrā vihitāṃ mama || brahma-rakṣo-vacaḥ śrutvā śvapāko gīta-lālasaḥ ||
“میں وہ اعلیٰ ترین تسکین پاؤں گا جو میرے لیے ودھاتا (مقدّر کرنے والے) نے مقرر کی ہے۔” برہمرکشس کی بات سن کر، گیت کا مشتاق شواپاک (آگے کے بیان کے مطابق) متوجہ ہوا۔
Pṛthivī / Vasundharā (first hemistich); narrative continuation references brahma-rakṣas and śvapāka
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"resolved, satisfied (tṛpti), trusting providence","key_question":"None (a declaration of attaining ordained satisfaction rather than a question)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"Narrative ethics: contentment with what is allotted by the cosmic Disposer; introduces a moral episode involving a brahma-rakṣas and a śvapāka.","karmic_consequence":"Implied: acceptance of dharma and right response to counsel affects one’s fate; the brahma-rakṣas episode signals consequences tied to speech, truth, and devotion."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"daiva and santoṣa","core_concept":"True fulfillment (tṛpti) arises from alignment with what is rightly ordained (vidhātrā vihitam), not from restless craving.","practical_application":"Practice santoṣa: accept rightful outcomes while continuing righteous effort; avoid envy and agitation when confronted with unsettling beings or situations."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: mythic/ethical vignette setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 139.139.5-6 (truth and Nārāyaṇa-nāma that follow this setup)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Vasundharā speaks with calm conviction about attaining ordained satisfaction; the scene shifts to a tense yet intriguing encounter where a brahma-rakṣas speaks and a śvapāka listens, eager for song.","item_prompts":["Vasundharā speaking serenely","shadowy brahma-rakṣas with ascetic remnants (suggesting fallen brahmin)","śvapāka figure attentive, poised to sing/chant","twilight setting to mark transition"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: split-scene composition—upper serene Vasundharā; lower dramatic brahma-rakṣas in dark tones with bold eyes; śvapāka in simple attire, expressive posture; strong color blocks.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: emphasize Vasundharā’s serenity with gold halo; brahma-rakṣas rendered with embossed ornaments turned ominous; śvapāka with a small vīṇā/tāla as 'gīta-lālasa' cue.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced facial emotions—calm acceptance vs eerie fascination; detailed textiles; subdued background gradients for the rakṣas scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative miniature with two registers; forest-edge at dusk for the brahma-rakṣas; śvapāka leaning forward as if to respond in song."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective turning to suspense","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"calm on the first hemistich; slightly hushed and dramatic when introducing 'brahma-rakṣo' and 'śvapākaḥ'"}
FAQs
It juxtaposes cosmic order ('ordained by the Disposer') with narrative actors like brahma-rakṣas, illustrating Purāṇic blending of theology, ethics, and mythic taxonomy.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
Acceptance of a prescribed moral-cosmic order is foregrounded, while the narrative implies responsiveness to instruction (hearing and acting).
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.