Varaha Purana 147.23 — Adhyaya 147, Shloka 23
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
तेन दाहेन संतप्तो न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम् ॥ पार्वत्या च ततः प्रोक्तः आवां नारायणं प्रति ॥
tena dāhena santapto na śaknomi viceṣṭitum | pārvatyā ca tataḥ proktaḥ āvāṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prati ||
اس جلتی ہوئی تکلیف سے جھلس کر میں کوئی عمل کرنے کے قابل نہیں۔ تب پاروتی نے کہا: “آؤ، ہم نارائن کی طرف چلیں۔”
Unspecified (narrative includes Pārvatī’s counsel; default frame: Varāha as narrator)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"What remedial refuge should be sought when one is incapacitated by burning distress?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"When afflicted by a curse-like suffering and unable to act, seek remedial refuge through approaching Nārāyaṇa under proper counsel.","karmic_consequence":"Seeking the proper refuge and remedy leads toward relief; neglecting counsel prolongs affliction."}
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":"śaraṇāgati / remedial theism","core_concept":"In helplessness (aśakti), right counsel directs one to the supreme refuge (Nārāyaṇa).","practical_application":"When overwhelmed by suffering, seek guidance from the wise and take refuge in Viṣṇu through prayer and prescribed rites."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Inter-deity dialogue motif","Ritual remediation (seeking a remedy for distress)"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: salvific refuge (deva-sannidhi)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 147.26-29 (curse-remediation sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure scorched by inner burning sits weakened; Pārvatī, composed and resolute, gestures toward the path leading to Nārāyaṇa’s abode.","item_prompts":["afflicted figure with heat-haze motif","Pārvatī with compassionate directive gesture","distant Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa shrine or luminous horizon","forest/pathway indicating ‘going toward’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Pārvatī in rich reds and greens, stylized flame-halo around the afflicted, a distant blue Nārāyaṇa aura as the destination; bold outlines, flat decorative foliage.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Pārvatī with gold-leaf ornaments, raised relief jewelry; background shows a small gilded Nārāyaṇa shrine; the afflicted rendered with subdued tones and a faint fiery aureole.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate shading, soft expressions; Pārvatī’s calm counsel contrasted with the afflicted’s strained face; subtle glow marking Nārāyaṇa’s direction.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside path, Pārvatī pointing toward a small temple; expressive faces, cool palette with a warm accent around the afflicted’s ‘burning’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"supplicatory and urgent, turning to hope","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"strained at the first hemistich, then steady and guiding with Pārvatī’s counsel"}
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic intertextual theology where figures associated with Rudra’s sphere seek resolution through Nārāyaṇa, reflecting negotiated religious landscapes in Sanskrit literature.
No geographic site is named here; the verse functions as a narrative transition toward the later tīrtha description.
Seeking counsel and pursuing a constructive remedy when afflicted, rather than remaining in paralysis, is presented as the appropriate response.
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