Varaha Purana 162.56 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 56
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
भर्त्तुर्वचनमाकर्ण्य पत्नी वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ न त्वं सम्भाषितः पूर्वं ब्रह्महत्यासमन्वितः ॥
bharttur vacanam ākarṇya patnī vacanam abravīt | na tvaṃ sambhāṣitaḥ pūrvaṃ brahmahatyā-samanvitaḥ ||
Als die Frau die Worte ihres Gatten hörte, erwiderte sie: „Früher sprach ich nicht mit dir, weil du mit brahmahatyā verbunden warst, der schweren Sünde der Tötung eines Brahmanen.“
Varāha (default narrative frame; direct speech of the wife)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","key_question":"How could I speak with you earlier when you bore the taint of brahmahatyā—what changes now is your purification."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Association with brahmahatyā entails social/ritual avoidance; normal interaction resumes only after purification/expiation removes the taint.","karmic_consequence":"Observing avoidance preserves household and community purity; ignoring it risks shared impurity, loss of ritual eligibility, and social censure."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral psychology of purity","core_concept":"Sin is not merely private; it reshapes relational speech and proximity until rectified through dharmic means.","practical_application":"Treat grave wrongdoing as requiring concrete rectification and patient rebuilding of trust, not mere verbal apology."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Purity","Social Norms"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: household dialogue embedded in tīrtha-māhātmya
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.58 (restoration by brāhmaṇa word); Varāha Purāṇa 162.63 (freed by Cakratīrtha)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The wife speaks firmly yet sorrowfully, slightly turned away to indicate past avoidance; the husband listens, chastened, with lowered gaze.","item_prompts":["wife’s restrained posture","husband’s humbled stance","visual cue of ‘taint’ (shadow/aura) fading","simple domestic setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: strong gesture language—wife’s hand indicating ‘formerly’; muted tones to convey restraint; minimal ornament.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: dramatic contrast—darkened aura around husband fading; gold highlights reserved for the moment of truth and impending purification.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced expressions; gentle background; emphasize ethical seriousness without harshness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: emotive faces, slight distance between figures; symbolic space (a threshold) representing social boundary."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave, confessional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"firm, sorrow-tinged, morally resolute"}
FAQs
It evidences how Purāṇic texts encode ideas of grave transgression and social distancing, providing material for the study of purity regimes in classical South Asia.
No specific place-name appears here; the verse is part of the larger Cakratīrtha-centered account.
The verse frames accountability: grave harm is portrayed as having social consequences, motivating expiation and ethical reform.
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