Varaha Purana 202.33 — Adhyaya 202, Shloka 33

Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences

Devanagari script

बुभुक्षारुग्विकारैश्च सततं तत्र पीड्यताम् ॥ पापाचारमिमं घोरं मित्रविश्वासघातकम्

Transliteration

bubhukṣārugvikāraiś ca satataṃ tatra pīḍyatām || pāpācāram imaṃ ghoraṃ mitraviśvāsaghātakam

Translation

There let him be continually afflicted by hunger, disease, and disorders—this dreadful practitioner of evil conduct, a violator of a friend’s trust.

Word by Word

• bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ: by hunger, disease, and ailments
• bubhukṣā-ruk-vikāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bubhukṣā + ruk + vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) (समाहार-द्वन्द्वे एकवचन-प्रायः; अत्र तृतीया-बहुवचन-रूपम्), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (hunger + disease + disorders)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• satatam: constantly
• satatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• pīḍyatām: let (him) be afflicted/tormented
• pīḍyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लकारः: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (Passive), पुरुषः: प्रथम (3rd), वचनम्: एकवचन (Singular)

• pāpa-ācāram: sinful conduct
• pāpa-ācāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (‘sinful’ as qualifier of conduct)

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम, विशेषणरूपेण

• ghoram: terrible
• ghoram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam: destroying friends’ trust
• mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mitra + viśvāsa + ghātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (friend’s trust + destroyer)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice in dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Moral instruction in dialogue framework; no physical contact with Bhū described."}

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":"One who commits ghora pāpācāra—especially betraying a friend’s trust—incurs continual affliction (hunger, disease, disorders).","karmic_consequence":"Chronic suffering and bodily torment as karmic fruition; social-moral breach yields embodied misery."}

Vrata Mahatmya

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

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethics of relationship (dharma)","core_concept":"Adharma against a benefactor/friend is not merely social; it is a deep karmic rupture that manifests as ongoing duḥkha.","practical_application":"Maintain fidelity to trust; cultivate satya and kṛtajñatā (gratitude) to prevent relational adharma."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: Otherworld/embodied consequence (mixed)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 202.36, 202.38–41 (same offender’s karmic itinerary)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A condemned betrayer suffering relentless hunger and illness, contrasted with Varāha’s calm, judicial instruction.","item_prompts":["emaciated figure clutching stomach (hunger)","visible sores/feverish posture (disease)","dark punitive ambience","Varāha in teaching posture, hand raised in warning"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized afflicted figure with symbolic flames of suffering; Varāha rendered serene and authoritative; use iconographic clarity over realism.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-backed Varāha; the sinner shown in a side panel with exaggerated signs of hunger/disease; ornate borders emphasizing moral tableau.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced facial expressions—shame and fear; Varāha’s compassionate severity; subdued palette with fine ornament.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with minimal horror; emphasis on emotional betrayal and consequence; delicate lines, cool shadows."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Admonishing, intense","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"Firm, slightly heightened emphasis on key compounds (bubhukṣā-rug-vikāraiḥ; mitra-viśvāsa-ghātakam)"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaishnavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a moral vocabulary around social trust and betrayal, showing that Purāṇic ethics address interpersonal obligations as well as ritual or legal norms.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Betraying a friend’s trust is depicted as a serious ethical failure with enduring consequences.