Varaha Purana 7.31 — Adhyaya 7, Shloka 31
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
सुशुद्धभावं विभवैरुपावृतं श्रियावृतं विगतमलं विचक्षणम् । क्षितीश्वरैरपगतकिल्बिषैः स्तुतं गदाधरं प्रणमति यः सुखं वसेत् ॥ ७.३१ ॥
suśuddhabhāvaṃ vibhavair upāvṛtaṃ śriyāvṛtaṃ vigatamalaṃ vicakṣaṇam | kṣitīśvarair apagatakilbiṣaiḥ stutaṃ gadādharaṃ praṇamati yaḥ sukhaṃ vaset || 7.31 ||
جو گداآدھر کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہے—جو نہایت پاکیزہ باطن، جلال و شوکت سے گھِرا ہوا، شری (لکشمی) سے مزین، ہر آلودگی سے پاک، صاحبِ بصیرت ہے، اور اُن زمینی فرمانرواؤں کی حمد سے موصوف ہے جن کے گناہ دور ہو چکے—وہ خیر و عافیت کے ساتھ رہتا ہے۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"Implicit Vaiṣṇava stotra-frame only; no Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa marker in the verse"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Devotional ethic: bowing (praṇāma) to Gadādhara, praised by purified rulers, is upheld as a meritorious act leading to well-being.","karmic_consequence":"Praṇāma and praise of the sinless Lord yields sukha/śreyas; neglect implies loss of that auspicious state (not explicitly stated)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-ethics","core_concept":"Śuddha-bhāva (purified disposition) and surrender to the discerning, stainless Lord is itself a path to well-being.","practical_application":"Cultivate inner purity and humility; perform daily praṇāma/stuti to Viṣṇu as Gadādhara, aligning conduct with dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophical Instruction","Devotional Literature"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 7.7.32-35 (continuing Gadādhara-stotra/phalaśruti sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee (or a king) bows before Gadādhara, radiant with śrī and majesty, surrounded by purified rulers offering hymns.","item_prompts":["Gadā (mace) in hand","halo/tejas","Śrī (Lakṣmī) presence as aura or at side","kings with folded hands","garlands and incense","clean, luminous complexion signifying vimala"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Gadādhara with bold outlines, rich reds/greens, kings in añjali, Lakṣmī-like śrī aura, temple-lamp ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Gadādhara with heavy gold-leaf ornaments, embossed halo, devotees/kings below in miniature, jewel-toned background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading, ornate crown and mace, serene face, restrained gold highlights, courtly devotees.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape court-scene, Gadādhara on a small dais, kings in bright garments, gentle pastel palette, devotional intimacy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and contemplative","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, reverential"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary pattern in which praise of a deity is paired with a concise result-statement (phalaśruti), illustrating how devotional stotra passages circulated as portable, recitable units within Sanskrit manuscript culture.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the reference to kṣitīśvaraiḥ (“earthly rulers/kings”) is social-political rather than locational.
The verse frames well-being as associated with cultivated reverence and moral purification (apagata-kilbiṣa, “freed from wrongdoing”), presenting an ethic of inner cleanliness and discernment rather than coercive obligation.
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