Varaha Purana 205.4 — Adhyaya 205, Shloka 4
Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results
क्लिश्यतो रुदतश्चैव वदतश्च पुनःपुनः ॥ स्वेन दोषेण सर्वे वा अक्षयं नरकंगताः ॥
kliśyato rudataś caiva vadataś ca punaḥ punaḥ | svena doṣeṇa sarve vā akṣayaṃ narakaṃ gatāḥ ||
「苦しみ、泣き、そして幾度も幾度も訴え語りつつ—自らの過失によって、彼らは皆、尽きることなき地獄へ赴いた。」
Ṛṣiputra (narrative voice; the lamenting subjects are described)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Suffering in hell is self-caused: beings lament repeatedly and endure lasting torment due to their own faults (doṣa).","karmic_consequence":"Wrongdoing ripens into prolonged naraka-experience; recognition of one’s fault accompanies the torment (regret and repeated lament)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral responsibility","core_concept":"Suffering is causally owned (svakṛta); repeated lament does not undo karma without prior transformation/atonement.","practical_application":"Adopt restraint and confession/rectification while alive; do not postpone ethical repair expecting post-mortem regret to suffice."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: infernal realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: naraka descriptions and specific sins/punishments in the same narrative unit
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A mass of beings in hell suffer, cry, and repeatedly confess/utter laments, shown as enduring torment arising from their own misdeeds.","item_prompts":["crowded infernal landscape","weeping figures with folded or raised hands","yamadūtas as wardens","dark flames or thorny terrain","speech-scroll motifs indicating repeated lament"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic red-black naraka field; expressive faces with tears; yamadūtas in fierce stance; stylized flames and thorn motifs; strong contour lines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: less naturalistic—iconic hell scene with embossed flames; figures in anguish; gold accents used sparingly for contrast (chains, borders).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: controlled depiction of sorrow—emphasis on karuṇā; detailed anatomy and subdued infernal palette; narrative clarity without excess gore.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact miniature of naraka with patterned flames and rocky ground; emotive faces; rhythmic arrangement of lamenting figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"lamenting-admonitory","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, heavy, compassionate yet warning"}
FAQs
It illustrates a didactic motif: suffering after death is presented as a consequence of one’s own actions, aligning with moral responsibility themes in Purāṇic literature.
None; ‘naraka’ is a cosmological realm rather than a terrestrial site.
Accountability: adverse outcomes are attributed to one’s own faults rather than external causes.
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