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
Seorang manusia yang berhias dengan kesabaran dan berwatak dermawan tidak terlahir sebagai preta. Dengan menjalankan Ekādaśī, baik pada paruh terang maupun paruh gelap, atau Saptamī, atau Caturdaśī—
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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