Varaha Purana 125.89 — Adhyaya 125, Shloka 89
The Cycle of Māyā
Illusory Causation and Perceptual Reversal
वेश्मन्यभोज्यभोज्यं च भुक्तं चैव न संशयः ॥ पुत्रा दुहितरश्चैव निषादाज्जनिता मया ॥
veśmany abhojyabhojyaṃ ca bhuktaṃ caiva na saṃśayaḥ || putrā duhitaras caiva niṣādāj janitā mayā
Di dalam rumah tangga, aku sungguh telah memakan yang tidak layak dimakan maupun yang layak dimakan; dan dari seorang perempuan Niṣāda lahirlah putra-putri bagiku.
Varāha (default narrative voice)
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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Household conduct is judged by purity of food and lawful relations; transgressions (eating forbidden foods; irregular unions) are narrated as ethical lapses with social and karmic repercussions.","karmic_consequence":"Such breaches lead to moral fall, social degradation, and suffering that must be understood as karma ripening (often requiring expiation and reform)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-ethics","core_concept":"Actions in ordinary life (āhāra and saṅga) shape one’s destiny and social condition.","practical_application":"Maintain discernment in diet and relationships; treat daily choices as dharmic practice, not mere habit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: household (gṛha) setting
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 125.102 (questioning the cause of degradation); Varaha Purana 125.103–105 (narrative consequence unfolding at a tīrtha)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A confessional moment: the narrator recalls a household where forbidden and permitted foods were indiscriminately eaten, and children were born from a Niṣāda woman—an image of moral confusion and social boundary-crossing.","item_prompts":["simple hut/house interior","mixed food vessels (pure/impure juxtaposed)","pensive male figure in remorse","shadowy silhouettes of children (sons and daughters)","subdued palette to convey guilt"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, restrained expressions, warm earth tones; interior domestic scene with symbolic food vessels indicating purity/impurity; contemplative narrator figure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with ornate framing but muted central mood; emphasize didactic inscription-like clarity; gold accents minimal, focusing on moral gravity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework; domestic interior with subtle symbolism (two bowls: permitted/forbidden) and a remorseful gaze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, intimate household vignette; soft hills/trees hinted outside; emphasis on narrative confession and ethical tension."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"somber, reflective","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, confessional, didactic"}
FAQs
It illustrates how Purāṇic narratives intertwine domestic life (gṛhastha sphere) with normative categories of food and social identity, useful for cultural-historical reading.
No new geographic identifier appears; the verse focuses on household setting (veśman) rather than a place-name.
The text emphasizes accountability for everyday choices—especially consumption and domestic conduct—as ethically consequential.
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