Varaha Purana 218.22: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 22
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ततो भागवतानां च लक्षणं परिकीर्तितम् ॥ लक्षणं सुखदुःखानां द्वात्रिंशदपराधकाः
tato bhāgavatānāṃ ca lakṣaṇaṃ parikīrtitam || lakṣaṇaṃ sukhaduḥkhānāṃ dvātriṃśadaparādhakāḥ
തുടർന്ന് ഭാഗവതന്മാരുടെ ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ സമ്യകമായി കീർത്തിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. സുഖദുഃഖങ്ങളുടെ ലക്ഷണങ്ങളും മുപ്പത്തിരണ്ട് തരത്തിലുള്ള അപരാധങ്ങളും കൂടി നിരൂപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default, synopsis style)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"General Vaiṣṇava identity (‘Bhāgavata-lakṣaṇa’) can align with Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion, but no explicit Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa locus is stated."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Defines Bhāgavata conduct/identity, analyzes sukha/duḥkha markers, and enumerates thirty-two aparādhas (offenses) as moral-ritual faults to avoid.","karmic_consequence":"Avoiding aparādhas preserves bhakti and merit; committing them produces spiritual obstruction (bhakti-vighna), demerit, and suffering patterns (duḥkha-lakṣaṇa)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics + devotional psychology","core_concept":"Sukha/duḥkha are not merely sensations but indicators tied to dharma/adharma; aparādha is a primary cause of spiritual decline.","practical_application":"Adopt Bhāgavata-lakṣaṇas (humility, devotion, purity, compassion); keep an ‘aparādha checklist’ in daily reflection to prevent harm in worship and relationships."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Community Identity","Psychology (Sukha/Duḥkha)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: normative-ethics (sādhācāra taxonomy)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 218: Bhāgavata-lakṣaṇa; sukha/duḥkha-lakṣaṇa; dvātriṃśad-aparādha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teaching assembly where Varāha outlines the marks of a Bhāgavata; a symbolic balance shows sukha vs duḥkha; a scroll lists ‘32 aparādhas’ as warnings.","item_prompts":["Varāha as instructor with counting gesture (mudrā)","devotees with tulasī-mālā/tilaka as Bhāgavata markers","balance scale labeled sukha/duḥkha","scroll/tablet with ‘32’ offense icons (e.g., disrespect, impurity, violence)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: didactic panel with iconographic symbols (scale, scroll); devotees in orderly rows; strong linework.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central deity-teacher with gold halo; ornate scroll motif; symbolic scale rendered with gold accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classroom-like satsang; subtle expressions of caution/earnestness; detailed attire and manuscripts.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with symbolic inserts (scale, list); gentle landscape framing an ethical discourse."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"serious, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Todi (grave, introspective)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, reflective, cautioning on ‘aparādha’ terms"}
FAQs
It indexes community-definition (lakṣaṇa) and codified moral categories (aparādha), reflecting institutional and ethical concerns in Purāṇic traditions.
No geographic location appears; the verse is concerned with social-religious identity and ethical classification.
It emphasizes self-assessment through defined traits and cautions against recognized forms of wrongdoing (aparādha).
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