Varaha Purana 155.33 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 33
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
पङ्क्तिभेदं तु यः कुर्यादेकपङ्क्त्याशिनां ध्रुवम् ॥ तस्य पापेन लिप्येऽहं नागन्ता यदि ते पुरः ॥
paṅktibhedaṃ tu yaḥ kuryād ekapaṅktyāśināṃ dhruvam | tasya pāpena lipye 'haṃ nāgantā yadi te puraḥ ||
যে এক সারিতে ভোজনকারীদের মধ্যে পঙ্ক্তিভেদ ঘটায়, আমি যদি তোমার সম্মুখে না আসি তবে সেই পাপে আমি লিপ্ত হই।
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":"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":"Do not break the single dining-row (pankti) during communal eating; causing a breach is sinful.","karmic_consequence":"The breaker incurs pāpa; the speaker invokes an oath that he would share that sin if he fails to appear/return as promised."}
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":"dharma (ācāra)","core_concept":"Social/ritual harmony (saṅgha-śuddhi) is part of dharma; disrupting shared rites harms all.","practical_application":"Maintain orderly commensality in śrāddha/ritual meals; avoid actions that fracture the group or invalidate the rite."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Community Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.37-155.38 (oath-formula continues with other ritual breaches)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual meal arranged in a single straight row; one person disrupts the line while an authoritative figure utters a solemn oath about sin.","item_prompts":["single dining row (pankti)","leaf-plates or bowls","brahmins/participants seated","a figure raising hand in oath","tense disruption in the line"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: temple-feast scene with stylized seated diners in a neat row, warm earthy palette, an elder speaker in frontal pose making an oath gesture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gilded highlights on ritual vessels and plates, central oath-speaking figure with ornate arch, diners in symmetrical row composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading, detailed textiles; emphasize orderly pankti and the moment of breach.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtyard feast, delicate faces, cool background hills/architecture; focus on narrative tension of the broken row."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic-solemn","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, admonitory"}
FAQs
It preserves a social-ritual concern known from Dharma literature: maintaining orderly commensality during rites, where disrupting the paṅkti could be treated as a fault affecting the ritual community.
No location is mentioned.
It discourages disruptive behavior in communal ritual settings, implying that social order and respect are part of ethical discipline.
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