Varaha Purana 136.64 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 64
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तत्र दोषं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सुन्दरि तत्त्वतः ॥ दशकवर्षसहस्राणि दरिद्रो जायते पुनः
tatra doṣaṁ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu sundari tattvataḥ || daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daridro jāyate punaḥ
এখন আমি সেখানে দোষ বলছি—হে সুন্দরী, তত্ত্ব অনুসারে শোনো: সে দশ হাজার বছর পুনঃপুন দরিদ্র হয়ে জন্মায়।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Direct address to Earth as ‘sundarī’ while explaining karmic fault and consequence."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Varāha warns of the doṣa (fault) and its concrete karmic result: failure/violation in the prescribed discipline leads to prolonged poverty-birth.","karmic_consequence":"For ‘daśaka-varṣa-sahasrāṇi’ (ten thousand years) one is reborn as daridra (poor), indicating durable social suffering as karmic maturation."}
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":"karmic causality","core_concept":"Actions and omissions have long-tail consequences; social condition (daridratā) is presented as a karmic fruition tied to fault in dharmic discipline.","practical_application":"Treat expiation and ethical discipline as non-negotiable; avoid negligence in remedial vows, and cultivate sustained integrity to prevent long-term suffering."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma and Rebirth","Social Consequences"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.67-69 (the expiation regimen whose breach is implied here)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, addressing the beautiful Earth, solemnly reveals the ‘doṣa’ and shows a stark vision of repeated poor rebirth as a cautionary tableau.","item_prompts":["Varāha speaking with grave gesture","Bhu-devī attentive","shadowy montage of impoverished rebirths","time motif (long years)","contrast between purity and deprivation"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic yet restrained—Varāha’s serious face; Bhu-devī listening; background vignettes of poverty in muted tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with authoritative mudrā; Bhu-devī beside; gold halo contrasts with darker lower panel depicting daridra life.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical courtly figures; subtle moral drama; background narrative of poverty rendered softly to avoid harshness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: two-tier composition—upper teaching scene, lower narrative of poor rebirths; delicate lines, poignant expressions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave-admonitory","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, weighty, emphatic on ‘doṣa’ and ‘daridraḥ’"}
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic moral pedagogy through long-duration karmic consequences, a narrative device used to reinforce ethical norms.
No geographic location is mentioned.
The text frames certain faults as producing extended adverse social outcomes, emphasizing accountability for conduct.
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