Varaha Purana 29.7 — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 7
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
यत्र तिष्ठामहे सर्वा भर्तृभिः सहिताः सुखम् । पतयश्च महाभागा देहि नोऽव्यक्तसम्भव ॥ २९.७ ॥
yatra tiṣṭhāmahe sarvā bhartṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ sukham | patayaś ca mahābhāgā dehi no 'vyaktasambhava || 29.7 ||
ہمیں ایسا مقام عطا فرما جہاں ہم سب اپنے اپنے شوہروں کے ساتھ خوشی سے رہیں، اور ہمارے نہایت نصیب والے شوہر بھی (وہیں رہیں)۔ اے غیر مُظہر سے پیدا ہونے والے، یہ ہمیں بخش دے۔
Pṛthivī (defaulted by dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
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":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"seeking-security","key_question":"Where may we dwell happily together with our husbands—what rightful domain ensures shared well-being and social harmony?"}
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":"social-ethics","core_concept":"Happiness is envisioned as ordered co-dwelling (saha-vāsa) with rightful partners, implying dharmic social organization and stability.","practical_application":"Seek environments and life-choices that support harmonious household life, mutual responsibility, and shared flourishing."}
Subject Matter: ["Sacred Geography","Cosmology","Social Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 29.29.6 (request begins); Varāha Purāṇa 29.29.8-9 (allocation of place and husbands)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Petitioners continue their request, gesturing toward togetherness—some figures paired or indicated as future couples—before the creator figure.","item_prompts":["petitioning maidens","suggested paired silhouettes (husband-wife ideal)","calm, hopeful faces","cosmic court or lotus dais"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: rhythmic grouping of figures; emphasize hand gestures indicating ‘together with husbands’; Brahmā as steady focal point.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: layered composition with petitioners in front, Brahmā above; gold accents on ornaments; include symbolic couple motifs subtly.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant narrative continuity from prior verse; soft palette; focus on expressions of hope and composure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle, lyrical grouping; hint of landscape ‘place to dwell’ in background—riverbank or grove as an imagined destination."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"hopeful, orderly","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, emphasizing ‘sukham’ and ‘avyakta-sambhava’"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic dialogic style in which a petitioner requests an auspicious dwelling or settlement, reflecting social ideals of well-being (sukha) and household cohesion within the broader mythic-cosmological narration.
No specific toponym or identifiable geographic marker appears in this isolated verse; it expresses a general request for a suitable place to dwell rather than naming a site.
The verse foregrounds the value of communal stability and well-being—dwelling together in harmony—presented as a legitimate aim to be sought through dialogue and petition within the narrative.
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