Varaha Purana 205.29: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 29
Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results
ब्राह्मणार्थे गवार्थे वा राष्ट्रार्थे निधनङ्गतः ॥ शक्रस्य ह्यमरावत्यां निवेदयत मा चिरम् ॥
brāhmaṇārthe gavārthe vā rāṣṭrārthe nidhanaṅgataḥ || śakrasya hy amarāvatyāṃ nivedayata mā ciram ||
Wenn jemand um der Brahmanen willen, oder um der Kühe willen, oder um des Reiches willen den Tod findet, so meldet ihn wahrlich Śakra in Amarāvatī ohne Verzug.
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Death incurred while protecting brāhmaṇas, cattle, or the realm is treated as a meritorious ‘heroic’ death, warranting immediate conveyance/report to Indra’s Amarāvatī.","karmic_consequence":"Such sacrifice yields swift admission to Indra-loka and honor among the devas; dying for adharma or harming these protected pillars leads to demerit and lower gati."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"svadharma and protective duty","core_concept":"Protecting the supports of dharma—spiritual learning (brāhmaṇa), sustenance (cattle), and public order (rāṣṭra)—sanctifies even death as a liberating merit.","practical_application":"In governance and personal conduct, prioritize protection of the vulnerable and the dharmic institutions that sustain society; accept personal cost for public good."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial city
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 205.205 (heroic-death merit passage)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fallen protector—having died defending brahmins/cattle/kingdom—is escorted by divine messengers toward Amarāvatī, where Indra’s splendor awaits.","item_prompts":["heroic fallen figure with protective posture","cattle and a threatened village/fort in background","brāhmaṇa with staff/veda symbol","divine messengers (dūtas) pointing upward","Amarāvatī with jeweled towers and Indra’s banner (vajra motif)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic vīra scene with restrained violence, divine dūtas leading upward, Amarāvatī as stylized palace, bold outlines and warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: dramatic ascent with gold-leaf Amarāvatī, Indra’s vajra emblem, richly ornamented dūtas, heroic figure highlighted with embossed halo.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: narrative clarity—defense scene below, ascent above; fine detailing of armor and palace, luminous but controlled color.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic battlefield-to-heaven transition, rolling clouds, delicate palace silhouettes, emphasis on noble sacrifice."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"martial and proclamatory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, commanding"}
FAQs
It connects social duties (protection of learned communities, cattle wealth, and polity) with celestial recognition, offering evidence for how Purāṇic texts morally valorize public-spirited death.
Amarāvatī is named as Indra/Śakra’s celestial city (a cosmological location rather than a historical terrestrial site).
The verse praises self-sacrifice undertaken for communal goods—education/ritual specialists, agrarian-pastoral resources, and the state—framing it as highly meritorious.
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