Varaha Purana 135.2: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 2
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
रजस्वलासु नारीषु रजो यत्तत्प्रवर्तते ॥ तेनासौ रजसा पुष्टो कर्मदोषेण जानतः ॥
rajasvalāsu nārīṣu rajo yat tat pravartate || tenāsau rajasā puṣṭo karmadoṣeṇa jānataḥ ||
ໃນບັນດາຍິງທີ່ກໍາລັງມີປະຈໍາເດືອນ ລະດັບເລືອດປະຈໍາເດືອນ (rajas) ທີ່ໄຫຼອອກນັ້ນ ໂດຍ rajas ນັ້ນເອງ ເຂົາຈຶ່ງຖືກກະທົບ ເນື່ອງຈາກໂທດແຫ່ງການກະທໍາທີ່ຮູ້ຕົວ
Varāha (continuation of instruction)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha explains the mechanism of impurity/taint (rajas) in a dharma-śāstra register to Bhūdevī, framing it as a knowingly incurred karmic fault."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"inquiring; seeking causal explanation of impurity and fault","key_question":"How does contact/association with rajas (menstrual impurity) generate karmic fault when done knowingly?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Knowingly incurring rajas-related impurity (through prohibited association/acts involving menstruating women) constitutes a karmic/ritual fault requiring remediation.","karmic_consequence":"Knowing violation: stronger doṣa and heavier consequence; observance/avoidance: preservation of ritual purity and avoidance of prāyaścitta burden."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of intention (jñāna/ajñāna distinction)","core_concept":"Culpability increases with knowledge: ‘जानतः’ marks intentional breach as ethically weightier than inadvertent impurity.","practical_application":"Maintain awareness of purity restrictions; if uncertain, refrain; if a breach occurs knowingly, undertake appropriate expiation rather than rationalizing it."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Purity","Social Codes"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: continuation into the stated duration/consequence and the expiation procedure
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An instructive, cautionary scene: Varāha explains purity law; symbolic depiction of ‘rajas’ as a red stream/veil indicating impurity and the seriousness of knowing transgression.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching","Bhūdevī listening","symbolic red veil/stream representing rajas","gesture indicating ‘knowing’ (pointing to head/heart)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symbolic red motif as rajas, restrained expressions, didactic composition with clear iconography.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: minimal narrative, strong red accent for rajas, gold borders, iconic teacher-disciple arrangement.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle allegory—red translucent veil, refined faces, calm interior setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle narrative with symbolic red cloth in the scene, emphasis on moral instruction rather than realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"cautionary and analytical","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, explanatory, firm"}
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It preserves classical purity-language (rajas/rajasvalā) that influenced social and ritual norms across Dharma literature, valuable for intellectual history and philology.
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The verse frames certain actions as knowingly incurring ‘karmic/ritual fault,’ emphasizing intentionality in ethical assessment.
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