Varaha Purana 206.19 — Adhyaya 206, Shloka 19
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
ततः पश्चादयं यातु यत्र लोकोऽनसूयकः ॥ तत्रैव रमतां धीरो बहुवर्षशतान्ययम् ॥
tataḥ paścādayaṃ yātu yatra loko 'nasūyakaḥ || tatraiva ramatāṃ dhīro bahuvarṣaśatāny ayam ||
Después de esto, que vaya a aquel lugar donde la gente está libre de malicia. Allí, que este hombre firme habite satisfecho durante muchos cientos de años.
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"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":"None","instruction_summary":"Seek or attain a realm/community characterized by anasūyā (absence of malice/envy); there the steadfast one enjoys long, contented dwelling.","karmic_consequence":"Association with non-malignant people yields prolonged peace and stable enjoyment; malice-filled company would obstruct contentment and merit (implicit)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Anasūyā-loka’ functions as an ethical cosmology: inner guṇa (non-malice) externalizes as one’s experienced world; loka is as much moral atmosphere as geography.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; implicitly, social harmony is a ‘yajña-field’ where mutual non-injury sustains long-term well-being.","vedantic_connection":"Mind-world correlation: as citta becomes free of asūyā, experience becomes śānta; still within saṃsāra unless directed to brahma-jñāna/bhakti-mokṣa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"social ethics / satsaṅga","core_concept":"The quality of one’s community (anasūyā vs. asūyā) determines the possibility of durable contentment; dhīratā thrives in non-hostile social fields.","practical_application":"Cultivate anasūyā (non-envy), choose communities that discourage slander and rivalry, and practice steadiness (dhairya) to ‘dwell contentedly’ even amid change."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife/merit (phala)","Social virtue (non-malice)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: maitrī
Type: ethical-cosmological realm / ideal community
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 206.16 (sattvika gentleness); Varāha Purāṇa 206.17 (loka as time-bound phala)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tranquil settlement or grove where people interact without envy—no quarrels, only calm faces; a steadfast person sits content, as years pass like gentle seasons.","item_prompts":["peaceful community scene (shared water, greetings)","sage-like steady figure seated","seasonal cycle hints (trees in different blooms)","absence of weapons/argument gestures"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural idyllic village/grove; harmonious groupings; central dhīra seated in calm posture; muted, balanced palette conveying śānti.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore ‘ideal loka’ tableau with gold highlights; central seated figure; surrounding devotees in orderly symmetry; lotus motifs for purity and concord.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore serene landscape; subtle expressions of friendliness; fine architectural details; soft light suggesting long duration.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari pastoral harmony; rolling hills and trees; small vignettes of kind interactions; central figure in meditation; lyrical calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"peaceful, aspirational","suggested_raga":"Shantakalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, steady, contemplative"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ethical ideal in which social harmony (absence of envy or malice) is presented as a desirable condition for a meritorious life, aligning moral conduct with the text’s broader merit-oriented discourse.
No specific toponym is given here; the verse describes a moral-social quality of a place (“where people are non-malignant”) rather than naming a clearly identifiable site.
To seek or value a community characterized by anasūyā—freedom from envy/malice—and to cultivate steady-minded contentment (dhīratā) within such an environment.
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