Varaha Purana 171.2 — Adhyaya 171, Shloka 2
Śuka’s Ocean Voyage: Adverse Winds, Arrival at a Viṣṇu Shrine, and Aid from the Jaṭāyu Birds
शुकस्य चरितं सर्वं निवेद्य च महामतिः ॥ एवं निवसतस्तस्य बहुवर्षाणि तत्र वै
śukasya caritaṃ sarvaṃ nivedya ca mahāmatiḥ || evaṃ nivasatastasya bahuvarṣāṇi tatra vai
اور اس صاحبِ عظیم فہم نے شُک کے کردار کا پورا حال عرض کر دیا؛ یوں وہ وہاں حقیقتاً بہت برسوں تک مقیم رہا۔
Varāha (default narrative continuity; explicit speaker in 171.1)
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":true,"specific_site":"मथुरा (पूर्ववर्ती प्रसंगानुसार निवास-क्षेत्र)","parikrama_context":"दीर्घ-निवास तीर्थ-सेवा/परिक्रमा-आधारित जीवन-चर्या की पृष्ठभूमि बन सकता है (अप्रत्यक्ष)","krishna_connection":"मथुरा-क्षेत्र में दीर्घ-निवास वैष्णव-भूमि के संस्कार/कृष्ण-सम्बन्ध का संकेतात्मक आधार"}
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":"इतिहास-बोध/सत्संग-परम्परा","core_concept":"चरित (जीवन-कथा) का ‘निवेदन’ धर्म-संस्कृति का संवाहक है; दीर्घ-कालिक साधना/निवास से संस्कार दृढ़ होते हैं","practical_application":"उत्तम-चरित का श्रवण/कीर्तन; तीर्थ/सत्संग में निरन्तरता रखना, केवल क्षणिक दर्शन नहीं"}
Subject Matter: ["Biography (carita)","Narrative Historiography","Time and Residence"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: अद्भुत
Type: नगरी/आवास-स्थल
Related Themes: 171.3.0 (व्यवहार/पूजन से प्रतिष्ठा-वृद्धि)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"कथा-वाचक/बुद्धिमान व्यक्ति शुक-चरित का पूरा वृत्तान्त निवेदित करता है; फिर दीर्घ वर्षों तक उसी स्थान में निवास का संकेत (काल-प्रवाह)","item_prompts":["वाचक/ऋषि-आकृति","श्रोता-समूह","पुस्तक/ताड़पत्र (प्रतीकात्मक)","काल-प्रवाह हेतु सूर्य/ऋतु-चक्र संकेत"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"seated storyteller with listeners, palm-leaf manuscript motif, background with seasonal bands indicating years passing","tanjore_prompt":"storytelling court scene with gold halo-like accents, ornate seating, symbolic sun-moon for passage of time","mysore_prompt":"intimate satsang setting, soft lighting, attentive faces, subtle time-lapse elements","pahari_prompt":"small indoor satsang scene, delicate architecture, repeated motifs (sun/moon) to show many years"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"वृत्तान्त-निवेदन","suggested_raga":"Bageshri","pace":"विलम्बित","voice_tone":"मृदु, कथावाचक-शैली, स्थिर"}
FAQs
It shows a Purāṇic narrative technique: summarizing a “carita” (life account) and marking extended time, which supports literary analysis of biography-like passages.
No new place-name is introduced; “there” refers back to the previously mentioned setting (Mathurā in 171.1).
The verse implicitly values careful reporting and remembrance of exemplary lives as a means of cultural and ethical continuity.
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