Varaha Purana 136.74 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 74
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
य एतेन विधानॆन प्रायश्चित्तं समाचरेत् ॥ न स लिप्येत पापेन मम लोकं च गच्छति ॥
ya etena vidhānena prāyaścittaṃ samācaret | na sa lipyeta pāpena mama lokaṃ ca gacchati ||
អ្នកណាដែលអនុវត្តព្រាយស្ចិត្តតាមវិធីនេះ នោះមិនត្រូវបាបប៉ះពាល់ឡើយ ហើយក៏ទៅដល់លោករបស់ព្រះអង្គផងដែរ។
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha concludes with phala-śruti: the performer of the prescribed expiation is freed from sin-taint and attains his world, implicitly reassuring Earth."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"relieved, assured","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":"Performing the expiation exactly as prescribed prevents sin from adhering and grants access to the Lord’s realm.","karmic_consequence":"Following: pāpa does not ‘stick’ (na lipyeta) and one reaches Viṣṇuloka; breaking/omitting: continued pāpa-taint and loss of that destination."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Prāyaścitta-vidhi (as per the stated procedure, including payovrata/Cāndrāyaṇa)","tithi_month":"As prescribed (twelve days for payovrata; lunar-cycle regimen for Cāndrāyaṇa)","promised_fruit":"Aśleṣa of pāpa (non-adherence of sin) and “mama loka” attainment."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma purification and grace-aligned order","core_concept":"Sin is not an eternal stain; through prescribed discipline aligned with the Lord’s ordinance, karmic adhesion is prevented and higher destiny becomes accessible.","practical_application":"Complete prāyaścitta with fidelity to vidhi; cultivate confidence that disciplined correction restores spiritual trajectory."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Discipline","Prāyaścitta"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: divine realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.77.0 (purity and devotion leading to the Lord’s world); Varāha Purāṇa 136.81.0 (the specific expiations)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Concluding assurance: Varāha declares that the properly performed expiation prevents sin from clinging and opens the way to his luminous realm.","item_prompts":["Varāha with abhaya/boon-giving gesture","Bhūdevī visibly relieved","a radiant portal/skyway symbolizing ‘mama loka’","purifying motifs: white light, water vessel, moon glow"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: luminous aura behind Varāha; Bhūdevī’s softened expression; stylized white-gold light indicating Viṣṇuloka; temple-lotus borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf radiance for the ‘Lord’s world’; Varāha centered with halo; Bhūdevī in devotional pose; embossed archway as celestial gate.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle glow and refined ornamentation; emphasis on serenity and assurance; delicate rendering of a distant celestial city.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle, luminous horizon with a celestial pavilion; figures in calm repose; soft colors conveying release and purity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"concluding, reassuring, benedictory","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"warm, confident, blessing-like"}
FAQs
It encapsulates the Purāṇic claim of ritual remediation: prescribed observance is presented as a recognized mechanism for restoring moral status.
No geographic location is identified; the verse references a metaphysical goal (“mama loka”).
Ethical repair is framed as possible through correctly performed expiatory discipline.
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