Varaha Purana 44.3 — Adhyaya 44, Shloka 3
The Vaiśākha Bright-Twelfth Observance: Worship of Hari as Jāmadagnya and Its Fruits
क्षत्रान्तकाय च भुजौ मणिकण्ठाय कण्ठकम् । स्वनाम्ना शङ्खचक्रौ तु शिरो ब्रह्माण्डधारिणे ॥ ४४.३ ॥
kṣatrāntakāya ca bhujau maṇikaṇṭhāya kaṇṭhakam | svanāmnā śaṅkhacakrau tu śiro brahmāṇḍadhāriṇe || 44.3 ||
اس نے بازو کشتراَنتک کو، گلے کا زیور منیکنٹھ کو؛ اور اپنے اپنے نام سے شنکھ اور چکر؛ اور سر برہمانڈ دھاری کو سونپ دیا۔
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"Descriptive theological-iconographic assignment of limbs/attributes; not a prescriptive dharma rule."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The deity’s body is mapped onto cosmic and functional principles: limbs and emblems are treated as hypostatized powers/names, culminating in the head as brahmāṇḍa-dhārin (bearer of the cosmic egg), expressing the Purāṇic idea that the Lord’s form is the container/support of the universe.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit yajña-limb mapping here; rather an iconographic-cosmic mapping: śaṅkha and cakra retained as self-signifying emblems; śiras (head) identified with brahmāṇḍa-bearing sovereignty.","vedantic_connection":"Supports the notion of viśvarūpa/adhāra (Brahman/Īśvara as the ground of the cosmos) expressed through saguna iconography; names and forms function as upāyas for contemplating the cosmic Lord."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"theology/iconology","core_concept":"Divine form as cosmic support; emblems and limbs as meaningful, name-bearing powers.","practical_application":"Use iconographic contemplation (dhyāna) to internalize the Lord as the bearer of the universe and as present in sacred symbols (śaṅkha-cakra)."}
Subject Matter: ["Iconography","Cosmology","Theology (descriptive, non-prescriptive)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 44.44 (surrounding iconographic/ritual instructions)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic, sacred visualization of the deity’s body where specific limbs/ornaments are assigned to named powers, with conch and discus emphasized and the head portrayed as bearing the cosmic egg.","item_prompts":["deity figure with highlighted arms/neck/head","śaṅkha (conch)","cakra (discus)","brahmāṇḍa (cosmic egg) above or integrated with the head","inscribed labels for Kṣatrāntaka, Maṇikaṇṭha (optional)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, frontal Vaiṣṇava deity, bold outlines, flat luminous colors; emphasize śaṅkha-cakra and a stylized brahmāṇḍa halo/crown above the head.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold-leaf ornaments; large śaṅkha and cakra, jeweled neck-ornament, and a gold-embossed brahmāṇḍa motif crowning the head.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework and soft shading; cosmic egg rendered as a subtle aureole above the head; refined emblems in hands.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, compact composition; deity with clear emblems and a symbolic oval brahmāṇḍa above the head, minimal background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, resonant, explanatory"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic-style catalogue of epithets and emblematic body-part/attribute associations, useful for studying the development of Vaiṣṇava iconography and naming conventions in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; the content is primarily iconographic and cosmological (e.g., brahmāṇḍa as the 'cosmic egg').
No direct ethical injunction is stated here; the verse functions descriptively, organizing divine epithets and symbolic attributes rather than prescribing conduct.
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