Varaha Purana 176.29 — Adhyaya 176, Shloka 29
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
योऽसौ कनिष्ठको भ्राता मम ज्येष्ठश्च पञ्चमः ॥ बाल एव गतो देशं धनतृष्णाप्रलोभितः
yo'sau kaniṣṭhako bhrātā mama jyeṣṭhaś ca pañcamaḥ || bāla eva gato deśaṃ dhana-tṛṣṇā-pralobhitaḥ
وأما أخي الأصغر —وهو الخامس بين الإخوة الكبار— فقد مضى إلى بلدٍ آخر وهو بعدُ غلام، أغرته شهوة المال.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"pained and anxious; recalling separation and moral decline (greed)","key_question":"Implicit: ‘What happened to your brother/kin—why did separation occur?’"}
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":"Greed (dhanatṛṣṇā) that drives one away from family duty is portrayed as a moral fault leading to rupture and later suffering.","karmic_consequence":"Implied: abandonment of dharma for wealth results in separation, grief, and unresolved familial obligations."}
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":"ethics of artha","core_concept":"Artha pursued without dharma (especially in youth) becomes lobha, producing bondage and relational harm.","practical_application":"Pursue livelihood without abandoning family responsibilities; teach youth restraint and duty before profit-seeking travel."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Geography","Narrative Dialogue"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: migration/route space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 176.33 (parents’ death after his departure; asthi-visarjana motive)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A young boy-brother departs from home toward a distant land, lured by wealth; the narrator recalls this with sorrow.","item_prompts":["child/young traveler with small bundle","road leading to distant horizon","coins/merchant imagery as temptation","family home receding behind","narrator pointing toward distance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; stylized road and palm-like trees; the boy moving away, a faint gold glint of coins symbolizing temptation; narrator in foreground lamenting.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore; gold-highlighted coins and caravan motifs; ornate border; strong contrast between home (warm) and distant land (cool).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore; gentle landscape with a winding path; subtle depiction of greed via a merchant figure offering coins.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari; crisp miniature road scene with hills; small boy figure walking away; expressive narrator in a corner vignette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"warning-tinged narrative","suggested_raga":"Kafi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm on ‘dhanatṛṣṇā’, otherwise mournful"}
FAQs
It documents a recurring cultural theme—youthful departure motivated by wealth-seeking—useful for comparative studies of economic motives in Sanskrit narrative literature.
Only the general term deśa (“country/region”) is stated; the destination is not named here.
It cautions against dhana-tṛṣṇā (craving for wealth) as a force that can drive risky or premature life choices.
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