Varaha Purana 25.32 — Adhyaya 25, Shloka 32
The Birth of Ahaṅkāra as Guha/Skanda and His Appointment as Divine Commander
एवमुक्त्वा हरो देवान् विसृज्य स्वाङ्गसंस्थिताम् । शक्तिं संक्षोभयामास पुत्रहेतोः परंतप ॥ २५.३२ ॥
evam uktvā haro devān visṛjya svāṅga-saṃsthitām | śaktiṃ saṃkṣobhayāmāsa putra-hetoḥ paraṃtapa || 25.32 ||
یوں کہہ کر ہر نے دیوتاؤں کو رخصت کیا، پھر فرزند کے حصول کے لیے اپنے ہی جسم میں قائم شکتی کو برانگیختہ کیا، اے دشمنوں کو جلانے والے!
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Genealogy","Mythic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: subtle/cosmic interiority
Related Themes: 25.25.31 (promise of a commander)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"mysterious, awe-laden narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep and resonant, with heightened gravity on ‘śaktiṃ saṃkṣobhayāmāsa’"}
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative technique: integrating Śaiva cosmological motifs (Hara–Śakti dynamics) within a broader mythic genealogy, reflecting the interwoven sectarian and literary layers typical of Purāṇa composition.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is focused on a mythic-cosmic action (the stirring of Śakti for progeny).
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical content centers on creative causality (progeny/creation) expressed through the Hara–Śakti principle rather than an explicit moral directive.
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