Varaha Purana 167.9 — Adhyaya 167, Shloka 9
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
ततः स चौर्यं कुर्वाणः पापैः सह नराधमः ॥ स च रात्रौ द्रवन् लोकान् लब्धोऽसौ राजरक्षिभिः ॥
tataḥ sa cauryaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pāpaiḥ saha narādhamaḥ || sa ca rātrau dravan lokān labdho 'sau rājarakṣibhiḥ ||
അതിനുശേഷം ആ നരാധമൻ പാപികളോടൊപ്പം മോഷണം ചെയ്തു, രാത്രിയിൽ ജനക്കൂട്ടത്തിനിടയിൽ ഓടി രക്ഷപ്പെടാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചു; രാജരക്ഷകർ അവനെ പിടികൂടി।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha narrates a moral exemplum to Bhūmi, emphasizing karmic-legal causality (crime → flight → capture)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, concerned about adharma in society","key_question":"How does adharma (theft and bad company) ripen into immediate worldly punishment and later karmic suffering?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"The king’s policing (rāja-rakṣā) restrains thieves; association with wrongdoers and theft are condemned and lead to capture/punishment.","karmic_consequence":"Following dharma and avoiding pāpa-saṅga preserves safety and reputation; theft invites royal punishment here and karmic retribution beyond."}
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":"karma and social ethics","core_concept":"Pāpa is socially contagious (bad company) and self-exposing; adharma generates both external (law) and internal (karmic) consequences.","practical_application":"Avoid pāpī-saṅga, cultivate honest livelihood, and respect property; recognize that secrecy (night) does not defeat moral causality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Legal culture (royal policing)","Narrative causality"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: urban/polity space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: surrounding narrative of the thief’s downfall and subsequent events (pit, caravan, mantra)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A thief with a band of wrongdoers flees at night through a settlement and is seized by armed royal guards.","item_prompts":["moonlit street","running thief clutching stolen goods","shadowy accomplices","king’s guards with spears/torches","gesture of capture (hands bound)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic night palette, stylized guards with torches, thief in dynamic pose, strong outlines and ornamental armor.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central capture scene with gold accents on weapons and ornaments, torchlight rendered with gilded highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined nocturne, detailed textiles, guards in disciplined formation, restrained drama.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative night scene with cool blues, small figures in motion, expressive faces, village architecture simplified."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"cautionary, tense","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, admonitory"}
FAQs
It preserves a glimpse of royal administrative vocabulary (guards, arrest) embedded in moral narrative, useful for studying ideals of governance in Sanskrit texts.
No new location is named in this verse beyond the earlier setting; it describes an arrest by royal guards.
Association with wrongdoing and criminal acts are shown to lead to immediate social-legal consequences.
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