Varaha Purana 207.25 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 25
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
यथोक्तं यजमानाश्च सत्रयाजिन एव च ॥ चातुर्मास्यकरा ये च ये द्विजा आहिताग्नयः ॥
yathoktaṃ yajamānāś ca satrayājina eva ca || cāturmāsyakarā ye ca ye dvijā āhitāgnayaḥ ||
また、規定どおりに祭式を行う祭主たち、サトラ祭を修する者たち、チャートゥルマーシャの儀礼を行う者たち、そして聖火を安置した二度生まれ（ドヴィジャ）たち――そのような人々もまたそこへは行かない。
Yama
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How do Vedic ritual observances—performed correctly and continuously—function as safeguards against the punitive destination?"}
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":"Correctly performed yajñas (including satra), Cāturmāsya observance, and maintenance of āhita-agni are cited as reasons one does not go to that place.","karmic_consequence":"Ritual correctness and sustained sacred-fire discipline yield puṇya that averts the stated realm; neglect of prescribed rites implies forfeiture of that merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Cāturmāsya (seasonal observance)","tithi_month":"Four-month period of the rainy season (traditional Cāturmāsya span)","promised_fruit":"Avoidance of the punitive destination through accrued ritual merit and disciplined observance."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma as sustaining ṛta","core_concept":"Sustained ritual discipline (agni, satra, seasonal rites) aligns the practitioner with ṛta/dharma, producing stabilizing puṇya.","practical_application":"If eligible, maintain regularity and correctness in prescribed rites; otherwise, adopt the principle of disciplined, periodic observance and integrity in commitments."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Culture","Ethics","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: ritual space / otherworldly court
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.24-26 (non-ritual virtues and dāna as parallel safeguards)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacrificial arena with three sacred fires, priests conducting prescribed rites; a long satra-sacrifice procession; seasonal Cāturmāsya markers; Yama’s pronouncement as a caption-like presence.","item_prompts":["yajña-vedi and fire altars","offerings (ghee ladle, soma vessel motif)","priests with kuśa grass","Cāturmāsya seasonal symbols (rain clouds, four-month calendar)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: vivid fire altars, rhythmic priestly figures, ritual implements rendered iconically, Yama as overseeing narrator in a corner panel.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf flames and ornaments on ritual vessels, symmetrical altar layout, richly dressed yajamāna with priests.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed yajña-śālā architecture, refined depiction of agni and implements, serene ritual concentration.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative panorama of a satra with multiple participants, gentle landscape and monsoon ambiance for Cāturmāsya."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-solemn","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, resonant"}
FAQs
It indicates the continued prestige of Vedic sacrificial frameworks within Purāṇic literature, preserving terminology for ritual patrons and seasonal rites.
None; the verse is ritual-typological rather than place-based.
Ritual responsibility—performing prescribed rites and maintaining sacred fires—is framed as a merit-bearing discipline.
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