Varaha Purana 71.17 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 17
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
अथ तानागतान् दृष्ट्वा गौतमः शिरसा नतः । उवाच स्थीयतां मह्यं गृहे मुनिवरात्मजाः ॥ ७१.१७ ॥
atha tān āgatān dṛṣṭvā gautamaḥ śirasā nataḥ | uvāca sthīyatāṃ mahyaṃ gṛhe munivarātmajāḥ || 71.17 ||
پھر اُن کے آنے کو دیکھ کر گوتم نے سر جھکا کر کہا: “اے برگزیدہ مُنیوں کے فرزندو، میرے گھر میں ٹھہرو۔”
Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework (speaker not explicit in this fragment; narrative voice reports Gautama’s speech)
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"relieved by dharmic hospitality emerging amid crisis","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Atithi-satkara: a dharmic host should bow and invite arriving sages/guests to stay, offering shelter and respect.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields puṇya, protection of lineage and prosperity; neglect of guests leads to pāpa and loss of merit (atithi-doṣa)."}
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":"dharma of hospitality / humility","core_concept":"Namratā (bowing) and atithi-sevā are not social niceties but spiritual technologies that sustain ṛṣi-paramparā and cosmic order.","practical_application":"Receive guests with respect, offer safe lodging and food according to capacity; cultivate humility before knowledge and virtue."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Hospitality","Rishi Lineages","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: āśrama (sacred dwelling)
Related Themes: Feeding and staying until drought ends: 71.71.18
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At the threshold of an āśrama-house, Gautama bows with folded hands to the arriving sages and invites them inside; a gesture of humility and welcome dominates the scene.","item_prompts":["Gautama bowing (śirasā nataḥ)","arriving sages","āśrama doorway","añjali gesture","simple hut, sacred fire area","water pot for pādya/arghya"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: frontal, iconic hospitality tableau—Gautama in añjali, sages in a semicircle; warm earth tones, stylized hut and sacred fire motif.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on doorway and ritual vessels (arghya pātra); figures richly outlined; emphasis on auspicious welcome.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined expressions and delicate textiles; subtle interior glimpse with yajña-śālā elements; calm, devotional mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate courtyard scene with minimal architecture; expressive hand gestures; gentle landscape framing the āśrama."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, soothing","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, inviting, with respectful lift on ‘sthīyatāṃ mahyaṃ gṛhe’"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative convention in which revered householders or sages receive visiting ascetics with formal humility, illustrating social-ethical ideals preserved in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it situates the event in Gautama’s house, with location details (if any) expected in surrounding verses.
The verse foregrounds respectful reception and hospitality toward learned visitors—an ethical norm frequently emphasized in Dharma-oriented Sanskrit narratives.
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