Varaha Purana 20.11 — Adhyaya 20, Shloka 11
The Birth of the Aśvins: Solar Lineage, Saṃjñā and Chāyā, and the Granting of a Hymn and Boons
एवमुक्ता यदा सा तु असमत्वं व्यरोचत । तदा यमः स्वपितरं प्रोवाच भृशदुःखितः ॥ २०.११ ॥
evamuktā yadā sā tu asamatvaṃ vyarocata | tadā yamaḥ svapitaraṃ provāca bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ || 20.11 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടും അവൾ അസമഭാവം തന്നെ പ്രകടിപ്പിച്ചപ്പോൾ, അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖിതനായ യമൻ തന്റെ പിതാവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator (speaker not explicit in the fragment; default narrative voice within Varāha Purāṇa)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"When injustice arises within the family, the afflicted should appeal to rightful authority (here, the father) seeking restoration of dharma.","karmic_consequence":"Seeking redress through dharmic channels can restore order; tolerating partiality normalizes adharma and multiplies suffering."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical psychology","core_concept":"Adharma in intimate relations produces duhkha; dharmic response includes articulate complaint and appeal to a higher principle/authority.","practical_application":"Name the harm clearly, approach a responsible elder/authority, and seek correction without escalating into retaliatory harm."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharma discourse","Narrative literature"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Varaha Purana: narrative exempla where family-level adharma leads to cosmic offices/curses (general thematic parallel)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Yama, sorrowful and aggrieved, turns toward his father to speak after witnessing continued partiality.","item_prompts":["Yama as a youthful figure (pre-office), distressed expression","father figure seated as authority","gesture of supplication or complaint","contrasting presence of the partial mother in background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive karuṇa-bhava on Yama’s face, elongated eyes; father in calm authority posture; minimal background, strong color blocks.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: father enthroned with halo; Yama at lower level in respectful stance; gold highlights on ornaments, sorrow conveyed through downcast eyes.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft shading, restrained emotion; Yama’s folded hands and tense shoulders; father attentive, composed.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative interior with delicate textiles; Yama leaning forward in complaint; father listening, scene framed with architectural borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"plaintive, narrative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft, weighted with sorrow"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: ethical or juridical tension is introduced through a character’s emotional response (here, Yama’s distress), setting up a subsequent instruction or decision within the dharma-oriented storyline.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse fragment; it is primarily a narrative transition focused on dialogue and emotional state.
The verse itself does not state an explicit ethical rule; it signals a perceived imbalance (asamatva) and frames a forthcoming appeal or clarification to authority (Yama addressing his father), a typical setup for dharma reasoning in Purāṇic discourse.
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