Varaha Purana 174.36 — Adhyaya 174, Shloka 36
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
क्षमा-युक्तो दान-शीलो न प्रेतो जायते नरः ॥ एकादशीं सितां कृष्णां सप्तमीं वा चतुर्दशीम् ॥
kṣamā-yukto dāna-śīlo na preto jāyate naraḥ || ekādaśīṃ sitāṃ kṛṣṇāṃ saptamīṃ vā caturdaśīm
El hombre dotado de paciencia y consagrado a la dádiva no nace como preta. (Observando) el undécimo tithi, ya sea en la quincena clara o en la oscura, o el séptimo, o el decimocuarto—
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not marked in this fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Cultivate kṣamā and dāna, and observe key tithis (Ekādaśī in either pakṣa; also Saptamī or Caturdaśī) as disciplines that avert preta-bhāva.","karmic_consequence":"Forbearance, generosity, and tithi-observance protect from preta-birth; disregard of these restraints/observances implies vulnerability to preta-bhāva and lower post-mortem conditions."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Ekādaśī-vrata (also Saptamī/Caturdaśī observance indicated)","tithi_month":"Ekādaśī in śukla or kṛṣṇa pakṣa; also Saptamī or Caturdaśī (month not specified)","promised_fruit":"Not becoming a preta; purification and auspicious post-mortem destiny."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"discipline of time (kāla-dharma) + virtue","core_concept":"Ethical virtues (kṣamā, dāna) and sanctified time-observances (tithi-vrata) together re-pattern karma and stabilize the subtle body’s post-death course.","practical_application":"Adopt a regular practice of forgiveness and giving; keep Ekādaśī fast/discipline (and other stated tithis as capacity allows) with purity of intent."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual observance (tithi-vrata)","Karma and post-mortem states"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 174.35-174.38 (same refrain and ethical ladder leading into tithi-vrata)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine instructor (not necessarily in boar-form depiction here) teaching about forgiveness, charity, and Ekādaśī/Saptamī/Caturdaśī observances; listeners attentive.","item_prompts":["Varāha/Vishnu-like teacher seated on throne or āśana","calendar/tithi symbolism (moon phases) subtly in background","devotee offering gifts (cloth/food)","gesture of blessing and instruction"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha as dignified divine teacher with ornate crown; moon-phase motif behind; devotees with offerings; saturated reds/greens and bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha/Vishnu teacher under prabhāmaṇḍala with gold leaf; crescent-moon motifs; lavish ornamentation; offering trays.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical courtly teaching scene; delicate jewelry; soft gradients; subtle lunar iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside satsang with deity-teacher; clear moon in sky indicating tithi; simple devotees with gifts; lyrical landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative, devotional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"resonant, instructive"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical-ritual synthesis, linking virtues (forbearance, generosity) and calendrical observances (tithis) with post-mortem outcomes.
No geographic location is specified in this verse-fragment.
Cultivate forbearance and generosity, and maintain disciplined observances; these are presented as protective against an inauspicious post-mortem condition.
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