Varaha Purana 206.19 — Adhyaya 206, Shloka 19
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
ततः पश्चादयं यातु यत्र लोकोऽनसूयकः ॥ तत्रैव रमतां धीरो बहुवर्षशतान्ययम् ॥
tataḥ paścādayaṃ yātu yatra loko 'nasūyakaḥ || tatraiva ramatāṃ dhīro bahuvarṣaśatāny ayam ||
അതിനു ശേഷം ഇവൻ ദ്വേഷമില്ലാത്ത ജനങ്ങൾ ഉള്ള സ്ഥലത്തേക്ക് പോകട്ടെ. അവിടെയേ ഈ ധീരൻ അനേകം നൂറു വർഷങ്ങൾ സന്തോഷത്തോടെ വസിക്കട്ടെ.
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"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":"Seek or attain a realm/community characterized by anasūyā (absence of malice/envy); there the steadfast one enjoys long, contented dwelling.","karmic_consequence":"Association with non-malignant people yields prolonged peace and stable enjoyment; malice-filled company would obstruct contentment and merit (implicit)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"‘Anasūyā-loka’ functions as an ethical cosmology: inner guṇa (non-malice) externalizes as one’s experienced world; loka is as much moral atmosphere as geography.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not explicit; implicitly, social harmony is a ‘yajña-field’ where mutual non-injury sustains long-term well-being.","vedantic_connection":"Mind-world correlation: as citta becomes free of asūyā, experience becomes śānta; still within saṃsāra unless directed to brahma-jñāna/bhakti-mokṣa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"social ethics / satsaṅga","core_concept":"The quality of one’s community (anasūyā vs. asūyā) determines the possibility of durable contentment; dhīratā thrives in non-hostile social fields.","practical_application":"Cultivate anasūyā (non-envy), choose communities that discourage slander and rivalry, and practice steadiness (dhairya) to ‘dwell contentedly’ even amid change."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife/merit (phala)","Social virtue (non-malice)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: maitrī
Type: ethical-cosmological realm / ideal community
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 206.16 (sattvika gentleness); Varāha Purāṇa 206.17 (loka as time-bound phala)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tranquil settlement or grove where people interact without envy—no quarrels, only calm faces; a steadfast person sits content, as years pass like gentle seasons.","item_prompts":["peaceful community scene (shared water, greetings)","sage-like steady figure seated","seasonal cycle hints (trees in different blooms)","absence of weapons/argument gestures"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural idyllic village/grove; harmonious groupings; central dhīra seated in calm posture; muted, balanced palette conveying śānti.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore ‘ideal loka’ tableau with gold highlights; central seated figure; surrounding devotees in orderly symmetry; lotus motifs for purity and concord.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore serene landscape; subtle expressions of friendliness; fine architectural details; soft light suggesting long duration.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari pastoral harmony; rolling hills and trees; small vignettes of kind interactions; central figure in meditation; lyrical calm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"peaceful, aspirational","suggested_raga":"Shantakalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, steady, contemplative"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ethical ideal in which social harmony (absence of envy or malice) is presented as a desirable condition for a meritorious life, aligning moral conduct with the text’s broader merit-oriented discourse.
No specific toponym is given here; the verse describes a moral-social quality of a place (“where people are non-malignant”) rather than naming a clearly identifiable site.
To seek or value a community characterized by anasūyā—freedom from envy/malice—and to cultivate steady-minded contentment (dhīratā) within such an environment.
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