Varaha Purana 121.2 — Adhyaya 121, Shloka 2
Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth
कृत्वापि विपुलं कर्म आत्मानं न प्रशंसति ॥ करोति बहुकर्माणि शुद्धेनैवान्तरात्मना ॥
kṛtvāpi vipulaṁ karma ātmānaṁ na praśaṁsati || karoti bahukarmāṇi śuddhenaivāntarātmanā
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Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":"Perform abundant good works without self-praise; act from a purified inner self.","karmic_consequence":"Humility preserves purity and merit, leading to inner cleansing; self-glorification breeds ego, diminishing spiritual progress and binding one to saṃsāra."}
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":"ethics of karma-yoga","core_concept":"Non-egoic action: purity is measured by inner motive, not outward quantity of deeds.","practical_application":"Do good consistently; avoid announcing or boasting; cultivate inner cleanliness through intention-checking and self-effacement."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Character Formation"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: nīti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: janmābhāva section—ethical marks of the liberated-in-training
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet exemplar performs many good deeds yet remains humble—hands engaged in service while the face shows calm restraint, with no gesture of self-advertisement.","item_prompts":["service activity (dāna/helping)","lowered gaze (humility)","clean inner aura/light at heart","absence of crowd/praise","simple attire"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative vignette of service—offering food/water—rendered with restrained palette; luminous heart-area indicating śuddha antarātman; minimal celebratory elements.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figure offering charity with gold accents on the act (not the ego); subdued background; small halo indicating purity rather than grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined domestic scene of giving; delicate expressions; emphasis on modest posture and calm eyes.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral charity scene; soft colors; emphasis on simplicity and inwardness—light wash around the chest to suggest purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, reflective, ethical","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"gentle, instructive"}
FAQs
It articulates a moral psychology common to dharma literature: ethical value is linked to inner disposition, not merely the quantity of deeds.
No geographic reference is present.
Perform duties with inner purity and avoid self-congratulation.
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