Varaha Purana 112.21 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 21
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
रौरवे तु महारौद्रे वर्षकोटिशतं धरे ॥ ततो विमुक्ताः कालेन शुनो योनिं व्रजन्ति हि ॥
raurave tu mahāraudre varṣa-koṭi-śataṃ dhare || tato vimuktāḥ kālena śuno yoniṃ vrajanti hi ||
In Raurava, dem überaus schrecklichen Bereich, verweilen sie hundert Krore Jahre. Von dort zur rechten Zeit entlassen, gehen sie wahrlich in den Schoß—das heißt in die Gattung—der Hunde ein.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
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Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: afterlife-to-rebirth trajectory
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.21 (cause and initial verdict: Raurava); Varāha Purāṇa 112.23 (post-dog degeneration into krimi)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, awe-struck warning","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, weighty"}
FAQs
It showcases Purāṇic narrative techniques that quantify moral consequence with vast time spans and connect punishment to rebirth typologies (yoni).
Raurava is a cosmological location (naraka), not a historical terrestrial geography.
It reinforces moral causality by depicting long-duration consequences and subsequent rebirth outcomes tied to condemned actions.
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