Varaha Purana 146.36 — Adhyaya 146, Shloka 36
The Greatness of Hṛṣīkeśa at Rurukṣetra: The Origin Narrative of Ruru and the Sacred Site
सर्वथाऽस्मांस्तवाधीनान् यद्यद्वा कारयिष्यति ॥ तत्तत्कुर्मो वयं नित्यं तदधीनाः स्म सर्वथा ॥
sarvathā 'smāṃs tavādhīnān yadyadvā kārayiṣyati || tattat kurmo vayaṃ nityaṃ tadadhīnāḥ sma sarvathā ||
“ہر طرح سے ہم تیرے اختیار میں ہیں؛ جو کچھ بھی تو ہم سے کرائے گی، ہم ہمیشہ وہی کریں گے۔ ہر پہلو سے ہم سراسر تیرے تابع ہیں۔”
Devadatta (the sage; continued direct speech)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","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":"psychology of bondage","core_concept":"Voluntary surrender can become bondage when agency is ceded to another’s will; dependence is totalized (‘sarvathā’).","practical_application":"Maintain discernment and boundaries; surrender is wholesome only when aligned with dharma and clarity, not infatuation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dialogue"]
Primary Rasa: dāsya
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 146.38 (question about ‘binding’ by arms); Varāha Purāṇa 146.42-43 (later awakening to viveka and nirveda)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The sage openly declares total dependence on the woman’s will, hands folded or lowered in surrender, while she stands as the controlling presence.","item_prompts":["sage in submissive posture","woman upright, centered, authoritative stance","gesture of ‘under your power’ (adhīna)","hermitage/forest minimalism","contrast: ascetic garb vs alluring adornment"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong frontal woman figure, sage slightly smaller with folded hands; bold outlines and expressive eyes emphasizing dominance/submission.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: woman as gilded focal figure; sage rendered with restrained palette; gold highlights on her ornaments to signify ‘power’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined expressions, subtle humility in the sage’s face; balanced composition showing psychological dependence.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate conversational spacing, gentle landscape; emphasize emotional surrender through eye-lines and hand gestures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"supplicatory","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft, yielding, resigned"}
FAQs
It provides a strong example of agency language (adhīna) and causative constructions (kārayiṣyati), useful for linguistic annotation in digital archives.
None.
It dramatizes the loss of autonomy under desire, setting up critique or consequence in the broader narrative arc.
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