Varaha Purana 7.35 — Adhyaya 7, Shloka 35
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
सत्त्वं रजश्चैव तमो गुणास्त्रयस् त्वेतॆषु नान्यस्य समुद्भवः किल । स चैक एव त्रिविधो गदाधरो दधातु धैर्यं मम धर्ममोक्षयोः ॥ ७.३५ ॥
sattvaṁ rajaś caiva tamo guṇās trayas tv eteṣu nānyasya samudbhavaḥ kila | sa caika eva trividho gadādharo dadhātu dhairyaṁ mama dharma-mokṣayoḥ || 7.35 ||
ستّو، رَجَس اور تَمَس—یہ تین گُن ہیں؛ انہی کے سوا ظہور کا کوئی اور سرچشمہ نہیں کہا جاتا۔ اور وہی ایک گداآدھر تین طرح سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے؛ وہ مجھے دھرم اور موکش کے باب میں ثابت قدمی عطا فرمائے۔
Varāha (default speaker within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework; explicit attribution not present in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"No explicit Kṛṣṇa/Mathurā; guṇa-theory is pan-Indic and Vaiṣṇava here via Gadādhara."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Seek dharma and mokṣa with dhairya (steadfastness) grounded in understanding guṇas and devotion to the one Lord who manifests as their triad.","karmic_consequence":"Steadfast pursuit of dharma and liberation is supported by divine grace; instability under guṇas leads to ethical wavering and bondage (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord as the single substratum appearing as the three guṇas: he is beyond yet ‘threefold’ in cosmic operation—linking Sāṅkhya categories to theistic governance.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Guṇas as the three strands of ritual-cosmos (like three fires/three steps) is an interpretive overlay; the verse itself states tri-guṇa ontology without explicit yajña-limb mapping.","vedantic_connection":"Bridges Sāṅkhya and Vedānta: prakṛti’s guṇas explain manifestation, while Īśvara (Gadādhara) is the one controller/granter of dhairya enabling dharma and mokṣa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology + metaphysics","core_concept":"All manifestation operates through sattva-rajas-tamas; liberation requires steadiness and discernment, aided by devotion to the one Lord who presides over guṇas.","practical_application":"Practice guṇa-viveka (observe which guṇa drives a thought/action), cultivate sattva through discipline, and pray for dhairya to sustain dharma and mokṣa-oriented life."}
Subject Matter: ["Sāṅkhya-informed Cosmology (Guṇas)","Ethics (Dharma)","Soteriology (Mokṣa)","Theology as Literary Motif (Gadādhara epithet)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 7.7.34 (unity behind cosmic functions); Varāha Purāṇa 7.7.31-33 (devotional frame leading into cosmology)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Gadādhara as a serene central deity with three emanating color/energy bands representing sattva (white/clear), rajas (red/gold), tamas (dark/blue-black); a devotee prays for dhairya to pursue dharma and mokṣa.","item_prompts":["Central Gadādhara with mace","three guṇa streams or three halos","symbols of dharma (scale/book/śāstra) and mokṣa (lotus, upward flame, open sky)","devotee in añjali"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bold tri-color guṇa aura around Gadādhara, calm face, devotee at base, stylized lotus and flame motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf central icon with embossed triple aura, guṇa colors in enamel-like fields, dharma/mokṣa emblems in corners.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle tri-color shading, refined ornaments, contemplative devotee, elegant symbolic motifs for dharma and mokṣa.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle hillside/sky backdrop symbolizing mokṣa, tri-color ribbons around the deity, intimate devotional posture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective and instructive","suggested_raga":"Tōḍi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, measured, meditative"}
FAQs
It reflects a widespread Purāṇic synthesis of philosophical categories—especially the triad of guṇas—used as a concise explanatory model for manifestation and human disposition, aligning Purāṇic teaching with broader classical Indian philosophical discourse.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; the content is doctrinal rather than tied to sacred geography or a specific heritage site.
The verse frames ethical life (dharma) and liberation (mokṣa) as aims requiring dhairya (steadfastness), articulated as a disciplined orientation of the practitioner amid the dynamics of the three guṇas.
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