Varaha Purana 96.43: Adhyaya 96, Shloka 43
The Threefold Power: The Raudrī Observance and the Manifestation of Chāmuṇḍā
एवमुक्ता तदा देवी दध्याः तासां तु भोजनम् ॥ न चाध्यगच्छच्च यदा तासां भोजनमन्तिकात् ॥
evamuktā tadā devī dadhyāḥ tāsāṃ tu bhojanam || na cādhyagacchacca yadā tāsāṃ bhojanamantikāt ||
یوں کہے جانے پر دیوی نے تب اُن کے لیے بھوجن کا انتظام کیا؛ مگر جب وقت آیا تو اُن کا کھانا قریب نہ ملا۔ [متن میں عدمِ یقین]
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"The hospitality/feeding motif can be read as a narrative test of abundance vs. disappearance (māyā-like elusiveness), but no explicit Yajña-Varāha symbolism is present.","vedantic_connection":"Uncertainty of ‘finding’ the prepared food echoes the instability of phenomenal arrangements under māyā; however, the verse remains primarily narrative and text-critically uncertain."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics_of_hospitality","core_concept":"Providing food is a sacred duty, yet outcomes may be obstructed by unseen factors; the narrative sets up recourse to higher divine intervention.","practical_application":"Persist in dāna/anna-sevā even amid obstacles; when means fail, seek dharmic counsel and invoke the divine rather than abandoning responsibility."}
Subject Matter: ["Narrative Transition","Textual Criticism (uncertain reading)","Ritual Hospitality Motif"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 96 (sequence leading from Devī’s retinue to a feeding/hospitality complication; uncertain pāṭha flagged in context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The Devī (or a hostess figure) has arranged a meal for a large group, but at the crucial moment the prepared food is strangely absent; attendants look around in confusion.","item_prompts":["serving vessels/platters","empty space where food should be","confused gestures of attendants","ritual/hospitality setting (mat, lamps, water pot)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized kitchen/ritual space with bright vessels; attendants in expressive poses; the ‘missing food’ shown as conspicuous emptiness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate vessels with gold highlights; central figure gesturing toward an empty platter; symmetrical framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate interior scene, refined expressions of surprise; emphasis on textiles and utensils.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: minimal interior with strong negative space for the absent meal; narrative clarity through gesture and gaze."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"puzzled and narrative","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Sarang","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, slightly questioning cadence to reflect uncertainty"}
FAQs
It indicates a narrative seam where manuscripts may diverge; such lines are valuable for critical editions and for understanding how recensional changes enter Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location is named.
Implicitly, it touches on provisioning and care for dependents/attendants, though the fragment is primarily narrative rather than prescriptive.
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