Varaha Purana 210.28 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 28
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
गुणागुणपरिज्ञाता ह्यक्षयस्य क्षयस्य च ॥ ध्याने नैव ह्यसम्मूढः स पापेभ्यः प्रमुच्यते ॥
guṇāguṇaparijñātā hy akṣayasya kṣayasya ca || dhyāne naiva hy asaṃmūḍhaḥ sa pāpebhyaḥ pramucyate ||
പുണ്യവും പാപവും തിരിച്ചറിയുകയും, ക്ഷയശീലവും അക്ഷയവും ഗ്രഹിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത് ധ്യാനത്തിൽ ആശയക്കുഴപ്പമില്ലാത്തവൻ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"Discern guṇa/aguṇa and the imperishable/perishable; remain unswayed in dhyāna to become freed from pāpa.","karmic_consequence":"Such discriminative meditation leads to release from sins (pāpa-kṣaya)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha’s teaching frames liberation as viveka between kṣara/akṣara and guṇa-doṣa, echoing the Purāṇic move from ritual merit to jñāna-yoga purification.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"Akṣara–kṣara viveka and guṇa-parijñāna as prerequisites for pāpa-kṣaya and steadiness in dhyāna (jñāna-yoga leading toward mokṣa)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Sāṃkhya-Yoga/Vedānta-aligned ethics of discernment","core_concept":"Viveka (discrimination) regarding guṇa/aguṇa and kṣaya/akṣaya stabilizes meditation and burns sin.","practical_application":"Daily self-audit of motives and outcomes; contemplate impermanence vs. the imperishable while maintaining steady dhyāna."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy","Yoga"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: nearby verses in the same adhyāya on pāpa-kṣaya through yoga/niyama (210.32–35)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a serene teacher imparting viveka and meditation-instruction to an attentive listener (implicitly Bhū-devī or a sage), with a calm, contemplative setting.","item_prompts":["seated Varāha (anthropomorphic) in teaching posture","rosary or palm-leaf manuscript","halo/aura signifying akṣara","listener seated respectfully","quiet forest āśrama backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: dignified Varāha-mūrti as guru, broad eyes, flat color fields, ornate jewelry, muted forest āśrama, calm śānta bhāva.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Varāha as guru with prominent prabhāmaṇḍala, gold-leaf ornaments, manuscript/akṣamālā, seated disciple, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna mudrā), serene āśrama, understated ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside āśrama, Varāha as gentle instructor, simplified forms, cool palette, emphasis on contemplative mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative, instructive","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, clear, meditative"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a didactic style typical of Purāṇas, borrowing philosophical vocabulary (imperishable/perishable) to frame moral purification.
None; the verse is conceptual and concerns meditation and discernment.
Develop discriminative understanding and maintain clarity in meditation; confusion is treated as a cause of ethical lapse.
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