Varaha Purana 155.32 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 32
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
पूर्वं भुक्त्वा स्त्रियां यस्तु सुखमाप्य विहृत्य च ॥ द्वेषात्तां यदि चेज्जह्यात्तस्यायं मे भवत्वलम् ॥
pūrvaṃ bhuktvā striyaṃ yastu sukhamāpya vihṛtya ca | dveṣāt tāṃ yadi cej jahyāt tasyāyaṃ me bhavatv alam ||
যে পুরুষ প্রথমে নারীর সঙ্গে ভোগ করে, সুখ লাভ করে ও ক্রীড়া করে, পরে দ্বেষবশত তাকে ত্যাগ করে—সেই কর্মের সম্পূর্ণ ফল আমারই হোক।
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
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":"To enjoy a woman and then abandon her out of hatred is condemned as a serious breach of interpersonal dharma and responsibility.","karmic_consequence":"The act accrues heavy pāpa and social-spiritual downfall; the speaker invokes taking on that full consequence as an oath-penalty."}
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":"Relational dharma","core_concept":"Pleasure without responsibility becomes violence; hatred-driven abandonment is adharma.","practical_application":"Honor commitments and consent; avoid exploiting relationships; cultivate compassion and accountability in intimate conduct."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct","Interpersonal Responsibility"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.32 on kāma-moha as drivers of sexual misconduct; 155.33–34 oath-imprecation pattern
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrative of exploitation: a man turning away from a distressed woman after indulgence; Varāha’s presence frames the scene as moral judgment and protection of the vulnerable.","item_prompts":["woman in sorrow (disheveled hair, tearful gaze)","man turning away (gesture of rejection)","Varāha as protector-judge","broken garland/bracelet as symbol of abandoned bond"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive faces, strong gestures of rejection and sorrow, Varāha in protective stance, symbolic broken garland prominently shown.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha, richly adorned figures, dramatic contrast between opulence of pleasure and starkness of abandonment, embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle emotional realism, refined textiles, Varāha’s compassionate yet stern expression, interior palace-to-street transition motif.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poignant outdoor scene with minimal props, emphasis on emotion, Varāha depicted above or to the side as moral guardian."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Lamenting yet admonitory","suggested_raga":"Kharaharapriya","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"heavy, compassionate, with sharp emphasis on ‘dveṣāt’ (out of hatred)"}
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic moral critique of exploitative relationships, emphasizing accountability and condemning repudiation motivated by hostility after seeking pleasure.
No geographic location is identified.
It censures using another person for pleasure and then abandoning them out of hatred, framing such conduct as morally blameworthy.
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