Varaha Purana 155.34 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 34
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अमावस्यां महारक्षः श्राद्धं कृत्वा स्त्रियां व्रजेत् ॥ तेन पापेन लिप्येऽहं यद्यहं नागमे पुनः ॥
amāvasyāṃ mahārakṣaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā striyāṃ vrajet | tena pāpena lipye 'haṃ yady ahaṃ nāgame punaḥ ||
হে মহারক্ষক, অমাবস্যায় শ্রাদ্ধ করে যে নারীসমীপে যায়—আমি যদি পুনরায় 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":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"After performing śrāddha on amāvasyā, one should avoid sexual intercourse/going to a woman; it is treated as a defiling transgression.","karmic_consequence":"Incurs pāpa that vitiates the śrāddha’s purity; the speaker binds himself by oath to be tainted by that sin if he fails to return/appear."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"Amāvasyā","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":"niyama (self-restraint)","core_concept":"Ritual acts require congruent conduct; sense-control safeguards the sanctity of offerings to ancestors.","practical_application":"On śrāddha days—especially amāvasyā—observe brahmacarya/continence and maintain śauca before and after rites."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.36 (commensality breach); Varāha Purāṇa 155.38 (bathing rules on key tithis)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household śrāddha on new-moon day: offerings and piṇḍas prepared; the speaker warns against post-rite sensual indulgence, sealing it with an oath.","item_prompts":["amāvasyā night-sky motif","piṇḍa offerings","water vessel (kalaśa)","kusha grass","a couple kept at distance to signify restraint","oath gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: indoor śrāddha setting with ritual items neatly arranged; the instructor figure in dignified stance, subdued palette conveying restraint.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central ritual altar with gold accents; the admonishing figure prominent; symbolic crescent/dark moon motif in backdrop.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed ritual paraphernalia, calm faces; emphasize purity and controlled emotion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: domestic courtyard scene, delicate narrative cues showing separation and discipline after the rite."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere-instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"firm, restrained"}
FAQs
It reflects ritual-discipline norms surrounding śrāddha and calendrical observances (amāvasyā), emphasizing conduct considered appropriate immediately after ancestral rites.
No geographic location is identified.
It presents a norm of restraint and propriety in the context of śrāddha observance, framed through an oath-like conditional curse.
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