Varaha Purana 199.40 — Adhyaya 199, Shloka 40
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
न मोक्ष्यसे मया पाप कुतो गच्छसि मूढ वै॥ यत्र यत्र प्रयासि त्वमिति गत्वा यमालये॥
na mokṣyase mayā pāpa kuto gacchasi mūḍha vai || yatra yatra prayāsi tvam iti gatvā yamālaye
«لن أُطلق سراحك يا آثم؛ إلى أين تذهب حقًّا يا مغفَّل؟ أينما حاولتَ أن تمضي…»—هكذا قيل عند الوصول إلى دار يَما.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"None","instruction_summary":"A sinner cannot evade karmic adjudication; attempts to ‘escape’ consequences fail, culminating in arrival at Yama’s abode for judgment.","karmic_consequence":"Persistence in pāpa results in being seized by the logic of karma and brought to Yama-loka; no arbitrary release without expiation/merit."}
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":"moral causality (karma-niyati)","core_concept":"Karmic law is inescapable; delusion lies in thinking one can outrun one’s deeds.","practical_application":"Adopt restraint now; seek prāyaścitta and dharmic living rather than rationalizing or postponing accountability."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife Imagery","Judgment and Restraint"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: otherworldly court/realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 199.199.3-4 (torments and cries); Varāha Purāṇa 200.1.0 (named narakas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern pronouncement to a trembling sinner: wherever he tries to flee, he is led inexorably to Yama’s abode.","item_prompts":["Varāha’s authoritative gesture","a frightened sinner figure turning to run","pathways closing in (symbolic)","distant gates or hall of Yama","Yama’s attendants (subtle silhouettes)","scroll/ledger motif for karma"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic frontal Varāha with commanding mudrā; stylized Yamālaya gate in background; attendants in dark reds/blacks; strong narrative clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embellished throne-like framing for Varāha; Yamālaya arch with gold highlights; sinner small and humbled; emphasis on divine authority.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined expressions—fear and sternness; architectural Yamālaya rendered with soft depth; subdued but intense palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: winding path motif showing ‘wherever you go’; Yamālaya as hill-fort-like palace; expressive faces, minimal horror, more moral drama."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave and judicial","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"stern, resonant, declarative"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic dramatization of moral judgment through direct address, a device that makes ethical consequence immediate and personal.
“Yamālaya” is an otherworldly locale—the abode of Yama—rather than a historical terrestrial site.
The verse emphasizes inevitability of moral consequence in the narrative: evasion is portrayed as impossible once accountability is engaged.
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