Varaha Purana 137.42: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 42
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
न स लिप्यति पापेन एवमेतन्न संशयः ॥ ततः करिष्यतो राज्यं निष्कण्टकमनामयम्
na sa lipyati pāpena evam etan na saṁśayaḥ || tataḥ kariṣyato rājyaṁ niṣkaṇṭakam anāmayam
അവൻ പാപത്താൽ മലിനനാകുന്നില്ല—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. തുടർന്ന് അവൻ മുള്ളുകളില്ലാത്ത (വിഘ്നരഹിത)യും രോഗരഹിതവുമായ രാജ്യം ഭരിക്കും.
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Varāha assures sinlessness and the fruit of trouble-free kingship; no explicit Bhū interaction."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"burdened","key_question":"How does merit protect a ruler from sin and enable a healthy, obstacle-free reign (rājadharma fruit)?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A meritorious/virtuous agent (implicitly a king) remains untainted by sin and attains a reign free from internal ‘thorns’ and disease.","karmic_consequence":"Observance of dharma and purity yields pāpa-alepa (non-adherence of sin) and stable, healthy governance; adharma yields troubles (kaṇṭaka) and affliction."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rājadharma / karmic governance","core_concept":"Inner purity and dharmic conduct create a protective moral field where sin does not ‘stick’; good rule manifests as social health and absence of obstacles.","practical_application":"For leaders: enforce justice without cruelty, maintain personal discipline, support dharma (charity, protection, truth), and treat governance as sacred duty to prevent ‘thorns’ (corruption, rebellion, disease)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kingship (Rājadharma)","Merit and sin (Puṇya-pāpa)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: rājadharma and puṇya-pāpa discussions (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha declares that the dharmic ruler is untouched by sin and rules a kingdom without ‘thorns’—shown as a peaceful, healthy realm with content subjects.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching/blessing","king with crown and folded hands","prosperous city/fields","symbols of ‘no thorns’: removed spikes, calm guards, healthy people"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha bestowing assurance; king kneeling; stylized kingdom scene with orderly streets and lush fields; strong outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varāha with gold halo; king receiving boon; gold accents on crown and palace; iconographic clarity and symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly elegance; subtle depiction of peaceful administration; refined textiles and calm expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: panoramic hill-kingdom scene—peaceful subjects, green terraces; Varāha and king in the foreground in intimate counsel."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative and reassuring","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, regal, confident"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical motif: ritual or kṣetra-related merit is framed as removing moral blemish, and is linked to ideals of stable, prosperous kingship.
No explicit place-name appears in this half-verse; it functions as a doctrinal statement within a larger kṣetra-related narrative.
The verse asserts that a certain prescribed act/state results in freedom from moral taint and supports orderly, harm-free governance.
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