Varaha Purana 177.7: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 7
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
क्रियातः स्वर्गवासोऽस्ति नरकस्तद्विपर्ययात् ॥ पुण्यरूपं तु यत्कर्म दिशो भूमिं च संस्पृशेत्
kriyātaḥ svargavāso 'sti narakas tadviparyayāt || puṇyarūpaṃ tu yatkarma diśo bhūmiṃ ca saṃspṛśet
Aus rechtem Handeln erwächst Aufenthalt im Himmel; aus seinem Gegenteil die Hölle. Die Tat, die von der Natur des Verdienstes (puṇya) ist, heißt, ihren Einfluss über alle Richtungen und über die Erde auszubreiten.
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Right action (kriyā) leads to svarga; wrong action leads to naraka; merit is expansive and world-affecting.","karmic_consequence":"Following dharmic action yields heavenly residence and broad auspicious influence; violating it yields hellish consequence and harmful spread."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma theory and moral cosmology","core_concept":"Karma is causally precise: dharmic action elevates; adharma degrades; puṇya radiates outward affecting the world-order.","practical_application":"Choose actions by their dharmic quality and downstream effects; cultivate puṇya through consistent right conduct."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma theory","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: metaphysical/cosmological scope
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 177 (Vyāsa-śloka style moral maxim)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic cosmic tableau: deeds rising as light toward svarga, misdeeds falling into naraka; puṇya spreading across the directions and over the earth like a radiance.","item_prompts":["two paths: upward luminous ascent and downward dark descent","svarga as bright celestial city","naraka as shadowed pit/realm","compass directions or mandala-like spread over earth","Varāha as teacher figure (optional, if framing as his discourse)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: mandala-like cosmos with directional guardians, luminous svarga and dark naraka, stylized earth disk, teaching figure at side.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted svarga above, dark enamel-like naraka below, central axis of karma, ornate borders and halos.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced cosmological diagram with narrative realism, subtle gradation between puṇya light and pāpa shadow.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: symbolic landscape—mountain ascent to svarga, ravine descent to naraka, earth shown as a gentle plane with radiating merit."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn and instructive","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"measured","voice_tone":"firm, aphoristic"}
FAQs
It reflects a widely attested Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-style linkage between moral action (karma) and post-mortem outcomes (svarga/naraka), illustrating normative ethical discourse in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific toponym appears in this verse; it uses cosmological space (the directions and the earth) as a general frame.
Actions aligned with merit (puṇya) are associated with favorable outcomes, while contrary actions are associated with adverse outcomes.
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