Varaha Purana 199.40 — Adhyaya 199, Shloka 40
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
न मोक्ष्यसे मया पाप कुतो गच्छसि मूढ वै॥ यत्र यत्र प्रयासि त्वमिति गत्वा यमालये॥
na mokṣyase mayā pāpa kuto gacchasi mūḍha vai || yatra yatra prayāsi tvam iti gatvā yamālaye
“ឱ អ្នកមានបាប ខ្ញុំមិនដោះលែងអ្នកទេ; ឱ មនុស្សល្ងង់ អ្នកនឹងទៅទីណា? ទោះអ្នកព្យាយាមទៅទីណាក៏ដោយ…”—ដូច្នេះបាននិយាយនៅពេលទៅដល់ទីស្នាក់របស់យម។
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"None"}
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":"A sinner cannot evade karmic adjudication; attempts to ‘escape’ consequences fail, culminating in arrival at Yama’s abode for judgment.","karmic_consequence":"Persistence in pāpa results in being seized by the logic of karma and brought to Yama-loka; no arbitrary release without expiation/merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral causality (karma-niyati)","core_concept":"Karmic law is inescapable; delusion lies in thinking one can outrun one’s deeds.","practical_application":"Adopt restraint now; seek prāyaścitta and dharmic living rather than rationalizing or postponing accountability."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife Imagery","Judgment and Restraint"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: otherworldly court/realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 199.199.3-4 (torments and cries); Varāha Purāṇa 200.1.0 (named narakas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern pronouncement to a trembling sinner: wherever he tries to flee, he is led inexorably to Yama’s abode.","item_prompts":["Varāha’s authoritative gesture","a frightened sinner figure turning to run","pathways closing in (symbolic)","distant gates or hall of Yama","Yama’s attendants (subtle silhouettes)","scroll/ledger motif for karma"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic frontal Varāha with commanding mudrā; stylized Yamālaya gate in background; attendants in dark reds/blacks; strong narrative clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-embellished throne-like framing for Varāha; Yamālaya arch with gold highlights; sinner small and humbled; emphasis on divine authority.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined expressions—fear and sternness; architectural Yamālaya rendered with soft depth; subdued but intense palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: winding path motif showing ‘wherever you go’; Yamālaya as hill-fort-like palace; expressive faces, minimal horror, more moral drama."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave and judicial","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"stern, resonant, declarative"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic dramatization of moral judgment through direct address, a device that makes ethical consequence immediate and personal.
“Yamālaya” is an otherworldly locale—the abode of Yama—rather than a historical terrestrial site.
The verse emphasizes inevitability of moral consequence in the narrative: evasion is portrayed as impossible once accountability is engaged.
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