Varaha Purana 162.31 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 31
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
संस्कारयोग्यता नास्ति इत्येवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ सर्पशृङ्गिहतानां च दंष्ट्राविग्रहितस्य च ॥
saṁskāra-yogyatā nāsti ity evaṁ punar abravīt || sarpa-śṛṅgi-hatānāṁ ca daṁṣṭrā-vigrahitasya ca ||
Dia berkata lagi: “Tiada kelayakan untuk melaksanakan saṁskāra (upacara pengebumian).” Dia juga menyebut tentang mereka yang terbunuh oleh ular dan makhluk bertanduk, serta mereka yang tubuhnya rosak akibat luka taring.
Narrator reporting speech (likely the son reflecting/quoting śāstra); overall frame default: Varāha → Pṛthivī
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Śāstra-based doubt/claim about saṃskāra/antyeṣṭi eligibility, extending discussion to deaths by snake/horned beings and bodies mangled by bites/fangs.","karmic_consequence":"If rites are improperly performed or withheld contrary to dharma, it risks doṣa (ritual fault) and unsettled preta-state; correct discernment supports proper gati for the departed (as framed in dharma literature)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual hermeneutics","core_concept":"Dharma requires case-based discernment (viśeṣa-vicāra) when death occurs in abnormal or violent ways.","practical_application":"Do not rely on hearsay; consult śāstra/ācārya to determine appropriate funerary procedure for exceptional circumstances."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Studies"]
Primary Rasa: vicāra
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: textual-ritual deliberation space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.35 (Āpastamba authority invoked next)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A figure recites/reads from śāstra, declaring ineligibility for certain rites, while imagined vignettes show deaths by snakebite, horned animal attack, and fang-mutilation.","item_prompts":["speaker with manuscript","snake coiled/biting scene vignette","horned animal (bull/antelope) goring vignette","fang marks/mangled limb motif","didactic composition"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: central teacher-like figure with palm-leaf text; surrounding small narrative medallions of snake and horned beast; strong iconographic clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central seated reciter with ornate frame; gold highlights on manuscript and borders; side panels with stylized animals.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined animal depiction in side vignettes; calm scholarly posture; emphasis on textual authority.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: storybook layout with small panels; delicate animals and expressive gestures; minimal but clear setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, juridical","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, authoritative"}
FAQs
It provides evidence for how ritual eligibility and categories of death were discussed in Purāṇic-Dharmaśāstric discourse, informing the history of ritual norms.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse frames ritual action as conditional—eligibility (yogyatā) depends on circumstances of death, as interpreted through śāstra.
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