Varaha Purana 203.4: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 4
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
हिंसाविहारिणः क्रूराः सूचकाः कार्यदूषकाः ॥ गवेडकस्य वधकाः महिषाजादिकस्य च
hiṃsāvihāriṇaḥ krūrāḥ sūcakāḥ kāryadūṣakāḥ || gaveḍakasya vadhakāḥ mahiṣājādikasya ca
Diejenigen, die Gefallen an Gewalt finden, die Grausamen; Denunzianten; Verderber fremder Angelegenheiten; Mörder des Kuhhirten sowie Töter von Büffeln, Ziegen und dergleichen.
Ṛṣiputra (contextual continuation)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"distressed by violence; seeking moral boundaries","key_question":"Which violent and socially corrosive acts (himsā-vihāra, cruelty, informing, sabotage, killing pastoral folk and animals) are singled out as grave pāpa?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Cruelty, delight in violence, informing/slandering, corrupting others’ work, and killing pastoral persons and domestic animals are condemned as pāpa.","karmic_consequence":"Such acts generate heavy demerit leading to severe suffering and punitive afterlife states described in the karmavipāka sequence."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ahiṃsā and social-trust ethics","core_concept":"Violence and betrayal (sūcaka, kārya-dūṣaka) destroy both beings and the moral fabric; harm to the vulnerable magnifies pāpa.","practical_application":"Adopt ahiṃsā in action and speech; refuse slander/informing for gain; protect dependents (humans and animals) in one’s care."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Non-violence","Social order"]
Primary Rasa: bībhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: social-ecological sphere
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: adjacent pāpa lists expanding on violence and social harms
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stark tableau of condemned harms: cruelty, betrayal, sabotage, and killing of pastoral folk and animals, contrasted with an implied dharmic ideal of protection.","item_prompts":["violent figure with weapon","a frightened cowherd (gopa)","buffalo/goat/cattle as victims","a whispering informer (sūcaka)","a sabotaged work scene (broken tools)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"High-contrast moral scene; victims rendered with pathos; the wrongdoers in darker hues; narrative bands showing each act.","tanjore_prompt":"Central protective dharma figure (narrator) with gold aura; vignettes of each sin around; gold used sparingly to highlight the ‘ideal’ not the violence.","mysore_prompt":"Detailed pastoral setting; expressive animals; clear separation of vignettes for each condemned act.","pahari_prompt":"Miniature with multiple small panels: informer whispering, sabotage, animal-killing; pastoral landscape with hills and trees."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, condemnatory","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"heavy, compassionate toward victims, sharp on condemnatory terms"}
FAQs
It contributes to Purāṇic catalogues of socially harmful behaviors, including violence and disruption, and preserves terminology for moral-legal classification.
No geographic location is identified.
It condemns cruelty, violence, and social sabotage, reinforcing non-harm and communal responsibility as ethical ideals.
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