Varaha Purana 155.28 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 28
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
यमः सत्येन हरति सत्यादिन्द्रो विराजते ॥ तत्सत्यं मम नश्येत यद्यहं नागमे पुनः ॥
yamaḥ satyena harati satyād indro virājate | tat satyaṃ mama naśyeta yady ahaṃ nāgame punaḥ ||
Durch Wahrheit vollzieht Yama sein Amt; aus Wahrheit erstrahlt Indra. Möge diese meine Wahrheit zunichte werden, wenn ich nicht wiederkomme.
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":"Truth (satya) is presented as the sustaining principle of cosmic governance; the speaker binds himself by a satya-śapatha (truth-oath) to return.","karmic_consequence":"Violation of the sworn truth is implied to destroy one’s satya and moral standing, undermining dharmic authority."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Satya is framed as the axis of ṛta/dharma by which deities function; Varāha’s vow aligns avatāra-action with cosmic moral order.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Truth as the ‘support’ of divine offices (Yama’s restraint, Indra’s radiance), echoing yajña’s dependence on satya as a ritual-ethical foundation.","vedantic_connection":"Satya as a manifestation of dharma grounded in Brahman/ṛta: the world-order shines when aligned with truth; the avatāra’s speech-act becomes a dharmic guarantee."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethical-metaphysical","core_concept":"Satya sustains both personal integrity and cosmic administration (deva-functions).","practical_application":"Treat promises as dharmic bonds; cultivate truthfulness as the basis of authority, governance, and spiritual credibility."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology (deities as moral order)"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: satya-śapatha/oath passages in ethical sections (adjacent verses 155.32–35)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a solemn divine speaker pronouncing a truth-oath, with Yama and Indra symbolically present as embodiments of moral order and sovereignty.","item_prompts":["Varāha in regal posture (teaching gesture)","subtle emblems of Yama (daṇḍa/noose)","Indra’s radiance/vajra aura","scroll or oath-band motif","cosmic backdrop suggesting ṛta"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Varāha with bold outlines, saturated reds/greens, Indra haloed, Yama darker-toned, palm-leaf manuscript motif, temple-like backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha central with heavy gold-leaf halo and ornaments, Indra luminous with vajra, Yama with daṇḍa, embossed gold for ‘satya’ aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate shading, refined jewelry, Varāha calm teaching mudrā, soft glow around Indra, restrained dark for Yama, ornate courtly setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical hills/sky, Varāha seated on a stylized lotus platform, small vignettes of Indra and Yama in corners, emphasis on narrative oath moment."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Solemn, declarative, dharmic","suggested_raga":"Bhairava","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, resonant, oath-like"}
FAQs
It preserves a traditional oath-like construction found across Sanskrit literature, invoking cosmic administrators (Yama, Indra) to underscore truth as the basis of order and credibility in speech.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Truth is framed as the grounding of cosmic and social authority, and the speaker binds themself with a self-imprecatory pledge if they fail to return.
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