Varaha Purana 166.5 — Adhyaya 166, Shloka 5
The Greatness of the Sacred Pond Called Asikuṇḍa
प्रतिगृह्य च तत्सर्वं तमुवाच स नारदः ॥ पितुर्ह्यनृणतां गत्वा स पुत्रो धर्मभाग्भवेत् ॥
pratigṛhya ca tat sarvaṁ tam uvāca sa nāradaḥ || pitur hy anṛṇatāṁ gatvā sa putro dharmabhāg bhavet ||
Setelah menerima semuanya, Nārada berkata kepadanya: “Hanya setelah bebas daripada hutang kewajiban terhadap ayah, barulah seorang anak menjadi layak mendapat bahagian dalam dharma.”
Varāha (quoting Nārada)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A son becomes truly entitled to dharma only after attaining ānṛṇya—freedom from debt/obligation to the father (i.e., by fulfilling filial duties).","karmic_consequence":"Fulfilling pitṛ-ṛṇa grants dharmic eligibility, merit, and ancestral satisfaction; neglect keeps one ‘in debt,’ obstructing dharma and inviting pitṛ-displeasure (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-philosophy (ṛṇa theory)","core_concept":"Moral agency is conditioned by prior obligations; ‘freedom’ (ānṛṇya) is achieved by discharging duties to one’s sources—especially parents/ancestors.","practical_application":"Repay parental/ancestral debts through service, ethical continuity, and (where applicable) śrāddha/lineage responsibilities before claiming moral authority."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Historical Dharma-shastra"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya (didactic)
Type: teaching encounter
Related Themes: 166.7.0 (king’s confusion about ānṛṇya)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada, having accepted hospitality, raises a teaching hand and speaks a pointed maxim to the attentive king.","item_prompts":["Nārada with vīṇā, calm but incisive expression","king listening, slightly puzzled","gesture of instruction (upadeśa-mudrā)","arghya vessels nearby indicating completed reception"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: close teaching tableau; Nārada in upadeśa posture; king seated lower in respect; bold outlines, warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Nārada with halo and gold accents; king with ornate crown; gold-leaf emphasis on didactic central figures.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined facial expressions showing instruction and dawning concern; detailed textiles; subdued background.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate guru-śiṣya-like exchange; expressive eyes; minimal court detail to foreground the maxim."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, incisive","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi (for clarity and uplift)","pace":"slow-medium (to emphasize the maxim)","voice_tone":"firm, instructive"}
FAQs
It preserves a dharma-ethical concept (ṛṇa/anṛṇa) central to Brahmanical normative thought, linking social legitimacy to discharge of familial obligations.
No location is specified; the verse is conceptual, focused on ethical status and obligation.
A son should address outstanding obligations connected with the father/lineage; ethical standing (dharma participation) is framed as contingent on fulfilling such duties.
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