Varaha Purana 37.19: Adhyaya 37, Shloka 19
The Threefold Discipline (Mental, Physical, Verbal) and the Salvific Power of Hearing Nārāyaṇa’s Name
अन्तर्जलगतं विप्रं यावद् व्याघ्रो जिघृक्षति । तावद् व्याधेन विद्धोऽसौ सद्यः प्राणैर्वियोजितः ॥ ३७.१९ ॥
antarjalagataṃ vipraṃ yāvad vyāghro jighṛkṣati | tāvad vyādhena viddho 'sau sadyaḥ prāṇairviyojitaḥ || 37.19 ||
جب برہمن پانی کے اندر تھا اور شیر اسے پکڑنے ہی والا تھا، اسی لمحے شکاری کے تیر سے وہ زخمی ہوا اور فوراً جان سے جدا ہو گیا۔
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Narrative exemplum: imminent danger and sudden death frame the urgency of dharma and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa at crisis-moments.","karmic_consequence":"Implicit: heedlessness in saṃsāra leads to abrupt death; timely right action/recourse (developed in following verses) leads to deliverance."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology","core_concept":"Anityatā (unpredictability of life) as the narrative ground for seeking refuge in the divine.","practical_application":"Cultivate constant remembrance and preparedness (smaraṇa) rather than relying on worldly security."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: river/pool (implied)
Related Themes: 37.37.20-22 (nāmoccāraṇa and transformation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A brāhmaṇa submerged in water while a tiger lunges at the bank; at the decisive instant a hunter’s arrow strikes the tiger, which collapses and dies.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇa half-submerged, hands raised or tense","tiger mid-pounce at water’s edge","hunter with bow/arrow from the side","splashing water, reeds, forest backdrop","moment of impact (arrow in tiger)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: saturated greens and ochres, stylized tiger with bold outlines, brāhmaṇa in calm but tense pose in water, hunter at flank with ornate bow; dramatic yet composed tableau.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central tiger and brāhmaṇa with gold-leaf highlights on ornaments/bow, rich red-green background, arrow impact emphasized with gilded detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading on water ripples, expressive tiger face, restrained palette with refined forest details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical riverbank landscape, slender figures, patterned foliage, tiger dynamic in profile, hunter placed on a slope for narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tense, suspenseful narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-fast (building urgency)","voice_tone":"grave, vivid, slightly heightened at the moment of death"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative technique: a rapid reversal of danger (tiger threat) by an unexpected, human-caused event (hunter’s arrow), illustrating how moral and existential reflection is embedded in compact storytelling.
No specific sacred site or geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is described generically as being in/within water (antar-jala).
The verse foregrounds the precariousness of life and the unpredictability of harm, shifting attention from a natural threat (predator) to human agency (hunter), a recurring ethical theme in Sanskrit narrative traditions.
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