Varaha Purana 130.21 — Adhyaya 130, Shloka 21
Expiation and Dietary Discipline Concerning the Consumption of Royal Food
rājānna
एकं चान्द्रायणं कृत्वा तप्तकृच्छ्रं च पुष्कलम् ॥ कुर्यात्सान्तपनं चैव शीघ्रं मुच्यन्ति किल्बिषात्
ekaṃ cāndrāyaṇaṃ kṛtvā taptakṛcchraṃ ca puṣkalam || kuryāt sāntapanaṃ caiva śīghraṃ mucyanti kilbiṣāt
Setelah melaksanakan satu amalan Cāndrāyaṇa, dan menyempurnakan Taptakṛcchra sepenuhnya, hendaklah dia juga melakukan Sāntapana sebagai penebusan; dengan demikian mereka segera terlepas daripada kilbiṣa—pelanggaran.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha prescribes concrete prāyaścitta observances as remedy, continuing instruction to Bhū-devī."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive, seeking remedy","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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"For rājānna-doṣa: perform one Cāndrāyaṇa, a full Taptakṛcchra, and also Sāntapana; thereby one is quickly freed from transgression.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields rapid release from kilbiṣa; omission prolongs/retains the doṣa and obstructs ritual eligibility."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Cāndrāyaṇa (expiatory observance)","tithi_month":"Lunar-month regimen (waxing/waning-based intake); not tied to a single tithi here","promised_fruit":"Śuddhi from rājānna-doṣa; quick liberation from kilbiṣa when combined with kṛcchra and sāntapana."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-śuddhi","core_concept":"Karmic/ritual faults are removable through structured tapas (regulated austerity) aligned with śāstra.","practical_application":"Undertake expiations with completeness (puṣkala) and sequence; treat purification as a disciplined practice, not a token act."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dharma Literature"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 130.22 (promise of means); Varāha Purāṇa 130.24 (even if purified, avoid rājānna for highest goal)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic tableau showing the three expiations: lunar-regulated fasting (cāndrāyaṇa), heated/arduous kṛcchra (taptakṛcchra), and sāntapana rites—depicted as ascetic discipline under Varāha’s guidance.","item_prompts":["Varāha pointing to a vrata schedule (moon phases)","crescent-to-full moon arc motif","ascetic with water pot (kamaṇḍalu) and kuśa grass","fire/heat symbol for taptakṛcchra","simple hut/āśrama backdrop"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative panels—moon-phase band above; ascetic implements; Varāha as teacher; earthy tones emphasizing tapas.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with gold halo; side vignettes of fasting and ritual implements; gilded moon motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined depiction of āśrama austerity; subtle moon-phase border; calm instructional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical forest hermitage; moon in sky indicating cāndrāyaṇa; minimalistic ascetic props; intimate scale."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, procedural","suggested_raga":"Dhanyāsi","pace":"medium-fast (list-like)","voice_tone":"firm, enumerative"}
FAQs
It preserves technical prāyaścitta terminology shared across Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇic traditions, showing cross-genre transmission of penance systems.
No geographic reference is present; the verse lists pan-Indic penitential observances.
Wrongdoing or ritual fault is treated as remediable through structured discipline (vows/penances) rather than denial of responsibility.
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