Varaha Purana 154.8 — Adhyaya 154, Shloka 8
The Efficacy of Yamunā River Pilgrimage Sites
Merits of Mathurā-Region Tīrthas
त्वया विवाहिता राजन्न च मां विजहात्स्मृतिः ॥ एतत्तीर्थप्रभावेन धर्मयुक्ता तथानघ
tvayā vivāhitā rājanna ca māṃ vijahātsmṛtiḥ || etattīrthaprabhāvena dharmayuktā tathānagha
اے راجن، تم نے مجھ سے بیاہ کیا اور میری یادداشت نے مجھے نہ چھوڑا۔ اس تیرتھ کی قوت سے، اے بے عیب، میں دھرم کے ساتھ ہم آہنگ ہو گئی۔
Pīvarī
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Tīrtha-prabhāva restores dharma-alignment and preserves smṛti (moral memory) within marital duty and righteous conduct.","karmic_consequence":"Alignment with dharma and steadiness of memory/virtue; implied avoidance of adharma-born downfall."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of memory and dharma","core_concept":"Smṛti (moral recollection) and dharma can be strengthened through sacred place-contact and righteous relational duty.","practical_application":"Seek dharmic counsel and sacred environments when confused; uphold commitments (e.g., marriage) with ethical clarity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: tīrtha
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 154 (Dhārāpatanaka/Yamuneśvara tīrtha narrative context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Pīvarī addresses the king, recalling marriage and the tīrtha’s power to keep her aligned with dharma and unbroken memory.","item_prompts":["king and queen in dialogue","riverbank or shrine indicating tīrtha","gesture of remembrance (hand to heart)","aura or sanctity motif around the site"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: regal couple in profile, saturated reds/greens, stylized riverbank tīrtha with temple lamp, calm śānta expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: seated royal pair with ornate jewelry, gold-leaf halo motifs, small tīrtha shrine icon behind, emphasis on auspiciousness.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, palace-meets-river setting, restrained devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly scene, cool palette, flowing river and small shrine, lyrical emphasis on memory and virtue."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective and ethical","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle, narrative-solemn"}
FAQs
It connects personal biography (marriage, memory) to sacred geography, a hallmark of Purāṇic moral storytelling.
A specific tīrtha is referenced but not named in this verse; it continues the Yamunā/Mathurā-region trajectory implied earlier.
The verse foregrounds dharma as an orienting principle, presented as strengthened through contact with culturally valued places.
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