Varaha Purana 136.84 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 84

A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions

Devanagari script

न तस्य धर्मो विद्येत एवमेतन्न संशयः ॥ अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि येन तस्मात्प्रमुच्यते ॥

Transliteration

na tasya dharmo vidyeta evametanna saṃśayaḥ || anyacca te pravakṣyāmi yena tasmātpramucyate ||

Translation

Bagi orang itu, dharma tidak lagi dikenali—demikianlah, tanpa syak. Dan aku akan menyampaikan lagi sesuatu, yang dengannya seseorang dilepaskan daripada kesalahan itu.

Word by Word

• na: not

• tasya: for him/of him

• dharmaḥ: dharma (right order/duty)

• vidyeta: would be found/recognized

• evam: thus

• etat: this

• na saṃśayaḥ: no doubt

• anyat ca: and something else

• te: to you

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain

• yena: by which

• tasmāt: from that

• pramucyate: is freed/released

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Such a person is deemed devoid of dharma; Varāha promises to teach an additional means (prāyaścitta) by which the fault is removed.","karmic_consequence":"Persisting without remedy sustains doṣa and social-religious disqualification; undertaking the taught expiation restores dharmic standing."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha as dharma-restorer: when dharma ‘is not recognized’ in a person due to doṣa, the Lord provides a path of release, echoing his cosmic role of re-establishing order.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Restoration motif: as Earth is lifted from disorder, the practitioner is lifted from doṣa through prescribed prāyaścitta.","vedantic_connection":"Grace-mediated correction: īśvara provides upāya for purification; ethical failure is not final when met with repentance and corrective action."}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"moral theology (doṣa and release)","core_concept":"Adharma has real consequences, yet dharma includes structured remediation; the Lord’s instruction functions as a compassionate corrective.","practical_application":"Acknowledge the fault, refrain from repetition, and follow the forthcoming prāyaścitta exactly to regain ritual and ethical integrity."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Normative Discourse","Prāyaścitta"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: karuṇā

Geographic Context

Type: scriptural instruction space (kathā-saṃvāda frame)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.88–92 (discipline, purification, navānna duty, pitṛ consequence); Varāha Purāṇa 136.94+ (expected continuation: specific prāyaścitta)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine instructor delivering a decisive judgment on dharma-loss, then gesturing toward a forthcoming remedy—tone shifts from stern to compassionate.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching posture","raised hand indicating certainty","scroll/teaching setting","devotee listening with remorse","light transitioning from dark to bright"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Varāha in regal teaching stance with ornate halo; devotee seated below; color shift paneling to show ‘fault’ and ‘release’.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf haloed Varāha as upadeśa-mūrti; devotee with folded hands; embossed gesture of assurance and promise of remedy.","mysore_prompt":"Refined, calm didactic scene; expressive faces (stern clarity softening to compassion); balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Courtly-teaching miniature: Varāha enthroned as teacher; devotee attentive; subtle background gradient implying release."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative turning to reassuring","suggested_raga":"Kalyani (Yaman)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm at first, then gently consoling"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Moral Philosophy
• Ritual Law

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It uses a common Purāṇic didactic pivot—stating a fault and then introducing an expiation—mirroring dharmaśāstric pedagogical structure.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

A lapse in offering-duty is framed as a dharmic deficiency, but the text also provides a method of remediation.