Varaha Purana 202.76 — Adhyaya 202, Shloka 76
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
सुवर्णस्तेयिनं चैव सुरापं चैव कारयेत् ॥ अनुभूय ततः काले ततो यक्ष्म प्रयोजयेत्
suvarṇasteyinaṃ caiva surāpaṃ caiva kārayet || anubhūya tataḥ kāle tato yakṣma prayojayet
Hace que el ladrón de oro, y asimismo el bebedor de embriagantes, padezcan su consecuencia; tras experimentarla a su debido tiempo, entonces les impone la tisis (yakṣmā).
Varāha (default framework; not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha teaches karmic sequencing of consequences for major sins; Earth is implied listener to the moral law governing society."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"anxious about grave transgressions that destabilize society","key_question":"How do the consequences unfold for mahāpātaka-like acts such as gold-theft and intoxication?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Gold theft (suvarṇa-steya) and drinking intoxicants (surā-pāna) lead to experienced consequences; thereafter ‘yakṣmā’ (consumption) is inflicted—disease as karmic fruition.","karmic_consequence":"Suffering first (unspecified here), then debilitating illness (yakṣmā); implies prolonged decline and further negative rebirth if unrepented."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karmic fruition in embodied life","core_concept":"Certain transgressions ripen as concrete suffering and bodily decay; time (‘kāle’) is the vehicle of karmic maturation.","practical_application":"Avoid intoxicants and theft; if fallen, seek restitution, self-restraint, and prāyaścitta aligned with dharma to prevent further harm."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma theory"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: ethical-cosmic order (karmic timeline)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 202.202 (penalty/karmavipāka list)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moral allegory: a thief and a drunkard undergo karmic suffering; later, a figure afflicted with wasting disease (yakṣmā) appears as the ripened result.","item_prompts":["two offenders (gold thief, intoxicated man)","time motif (wheel/clock/seasonal cycle)","emaciated figure symbolizing yakṣmā","Varāha as narrator/teacher presence"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sequential narrative panels—offense, consequence, illness—Varāha overseeing as dharma-teacher; stylized disease depiction, not graphic.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: triptych composition with gold-leaf halos and borders; symbolic gold coins, wine-cup, and a pale figure for yakṣmā; ornate but cautionary.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined storytelling with gentle realism; emphasize moral transformation and the inevitability of consequence over horror.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: miniature-style sequence with landscape transitions marking ‘kāla’; clear iconography (coins, cup, thin figure), soft colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"sobering, instructive","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, grave, didactic clarity"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic idiom where moral transgressions are correlated with embodied suffering, paralleling broader Dharmaśāstra discussions of theft and intoxicants.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
The verse links specific harmful actions (gold theft, intoxication) with consequential suffering, presenting a moral causality framework.
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