Varaha Purana 76.2 — Adhyaya 76, Shloka 2
Description of Svarga: Amarāvatī, the Sudharmā Assembly Hall, and the Directional Cities
तत्र सर्वामरपुरं चक्रवातसमुद्धतम् । दुर्धर्षं बलदृप्तानां देवदानवरक्षसाम् । तत्र जाम्बूनदमयः सुप्राकारः सुतोरणः ॥ ७६.२ ॥
tatra sarvāmara-puraṁ cakravāta-samuddhatam | durdharṣaṁ bala-dṛptānāṁ deva-dānava-rakṣasām | tatra jāmbūnada-mayaḥ suprākāraḥ sutoraṇaḥ || 76.2 ||
Tại đó có thành của hết thảy các bậc bất tử, như thể bị cơn lốc cuốn dựng lên—bất khả xâm phạm ngay cả đối với chư thiên, dānavas và rākṣasas say men sức mạnh. Ở đó, tường thành tuyệt hảo được làm bằng vàng Jāmbūnada và có những cổng vào trang nhã.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmology and sovereignty symbolism","core_concept":"Divine order manifests as an unassailable city; true security is rooted in cosmic legitimacy, not mere force.","practical_application":"Cultivate inner ‘fortress’ through dharma and restraint rather than pride in strength (baladarpā)."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: celestial/amarāvatī-like metropolis in purāṇic cosmography
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: descriptions of Meru-adjacent cities and divine regions in this chapter sequence
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"majestic, awe-inspiring","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"sonorous, grand"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic literary motif of the fortified celestial city, reflecting early Sanskrit imaginations of idealized urban space and sovereignty expressed through walls, gates, and precious metals.
No specific terrestrial site-name is explicitly given in this verse; it describes an ‘amara-pura’ (city of immortals), typically treated in Purāṇic literature as a celestial or mythic locale rather than a directly mappable historical city.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical emphasis is on the limits of brute force—portraying even strength-proud beings as unable to overcome a divinely ordered space.
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