Varaha Purana 136.5 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 5
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तरन्ति मनुजा येन कष्टं चाण्डालयोनिषु ॥ यस्य कस्यापि मासस्य शुक्लपक्षे च द्वादशी
taranti manujā yena kaṣṭaṁ cāṇḍāla-yoniṣu | yasya kasyāpi māsasya śukla-pakṣe ca dvādaśī ||
यामुळे मनुष्य चांडाळ-योनीतील जन्माचे कष्ट तरून जातात. कोणत्याही महिन्याच्या शुक्लपक्षातील द्वादशीस…
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instruction given within Varāha–Bhū dialogue frame; no physical interaction described"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"How can one cross severe karmic hardship (e.g., caṇḍāla-birth) through a lunar observance?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Observe a bright-fortnight Dvādaśī discipline (any month) as a means to transcend degraded births.","karmic_consequence":"Proper observance enables crossing the suffering of caṇḍāla-yoni; neglect leaves one bound to such karmic outcomes."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Śukla-dvādaśī (Dvādaśī-vrata; lamp-related observance implied by following verses)","tithi_month":"Śukla-pakṣa Dvādaśī; any month","promised_fruit":"Crossing hardship of low/impure births; upliftment and auspicious destiny"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / niyama","core_concept":"Karmic bondage can be lightened through regulated observance aligned with dharma and devotion.","practical_application":"Undertake Dvādaśī discipline with purity and intent to reform conduct and destiny."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.6–136.9 (lamp-gift, purity rules, and consequences)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher instructs Bhū-devī about a Śukla Dvādaśī observance that frees beings from caṇḍāla-birth suffering.","item_prompts":["Varāha in regal divine form (teacher posture)","Bhū-devī listening with folded hands","lunar disc indicating bright fortnight","inscription-like emphasis on ‘Dvādaśī’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: seated Varāha as guru with ornate crown and halo, Bhū-devī in traditional attire, bright moon motif, warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf haloed Varāha teaching, Bhū-devī with jeweled ornaments, prominent moon emblem for Śukla Dvādaśī.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, calm teaching scene, subtle moonlight, devotional serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate dialogue under a clear bright-fortnight moon, soft hills and a minimal shrine-like setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic-solemn","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, compassionate"}
FAQs
It ties expiatory practice to the ritual calendar (dvādaśī), illustrating how Purāṇic traditions encoded ethics through lunar observances.
No geographic location is specified.
That calendrically timed observance is presented as a means of overcoming severe consequences associated with difficult rebirth conditions.
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