Varaha Purana 71.6 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 6
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
रुद्र उवाच । यज्ञेऽस्मिन् यद्धुतं हव्यं मामुद्दिश्य महर्षयः । ते त्रयोऽपि वयं भागं गृहीणीमः कविसत्तमाः ॥ ७१.६ ॥
rudra uvāca | yajñe 'smin yaddhutaṃ havyaṃ mām uddiśya maharṣayaḥ | te trayo 'pi vayaṃ bhāgaṃ gṛhṇīmaḥ kavisattamāḥ || 71.6 ||
رُدر نے کہا: “اس یَجْن میں مہارشی مجھے مقصود رکھ کر جو ہویہ پیش کرتے ہیں، اس میں سے حصہ ہم تینوں بھی اپنے حصے کے طور پر لیتے ہیں، اے بہترین رشیو!”
Rudra
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":"None","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":"dana","instruction_summary":"In yajña, oblations intended for one deity are, at the highest level, shared by the triad—indicating unified entitlement/inner recipient beyond sectarian targeting.","karmic_consequence":"Right understanding fosters non-sectarian reverence and correct intention (saṅkalpa); misconstruing deity-separation can lead to narrow ritualism and doctrinal confusion (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Yajña becomes the theological proof-text: the ‘one oblation’ reaches the one reality manifesting as three; deity-names are channels, not ultimate partitions.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Explicit yajña frame: havis offered ‘to Rudra’ is also partaken by ‘we three’; suggests the antaryāmin (inner recipient) principle behind devatā-bheda.","vedantic_connection":"Supports antaryāmin/ekātmatā: the same Self/Īśvara receives through multiple devatā-designations; aligns with Purāṇic harmonization of sectarian forms."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual hermeneutics / theology of sacrifice","core_concept":"Devotional/ritual intention may name one deity, yet the ultimate recipient is non-divided divine reality manifesting as triadic functions.","practical_application":"Perform worship without contempt for other deities; keep saṅkalpa pure while recognizing the one divine ground of all devatās."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Studies","Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: sacrificial ground (yajña-vedi implied)
Related Themes: 71.71.5 (Trimūrti in one form); 71.71.7 (no manifold disposition among the gods)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Rudra speaks in a sacrificial hall as sages offer ghee into fire; the statement visually implies three divine presences receiving one oblation.","item_prompts":["yajña fire (agni) with ladle and ghee","Rudra speaking with calm authority","threefold radiance above the fire (subtle triadic aura)","sages seated with kuśa grass and vessels"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: bright sacrificial fire, Rudra with ash marks; triadic glow above flames; detailed ritual implements.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted fire and halo; Rudra adorned; embossed vessels; triadic aureole motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined yajña scene, soft flames; Rudra’s expression serene; minimal triadic symbolism in background light.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate āśrama-yajña with stylized flames; Rudra addressing clustered sages; delicate tri-color aura above fire."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic and steady","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, explanatory"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic articulation of ritual economy—how offerings (havya) are conceptually allocated among divine recipients—echoing broader South Asian sacrificial traditions while framing them through later narrative theology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on the internal logic of yajña (sacrificial) offering and recipient designation.
The verse emphasizes clarity of intention in ritual action—offerings are made with a designated recipient (uddīśya), and the resulting ‘share’ is understood within an ordered framework rather than arbitrary appropriation.
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