Varaha Purana 207.18 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 18
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
नाग्निचिन्नरकं याति न पुत्री न च भूमिदः ॥ शूरश्च शतवर्षी च वेदानां चैव पारगः ॥
nāgnicchinnarakaṃ yāti na putrī na ca bhūmidaḥ || śūraś ca śatavarṣī ca vedānāṃ caiva pāragāḥ ||
Sesiapa yang memelihara api suci tidak pergi ke neraka; demikian juga orang yang mempunyai anak perempuan, dan pemberi tanah. Begitu juga seorang wira, yang mencapai usia seratus tahun, dan yang menguasai Weda—(tidak pergi ke sana).
Yama
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 (enumeration of merit-bearing statuses/acts that avert naraka)."}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Merit-protectors against hell are listed: maintaining sacred fires (agnihotra/agnicayana culture), giving land (bhū-dāna), Veda-mastery, heroic virtue, and longevity; also ‘having a daughter’ is stated as protective in this passage.","karmic_consequence":"These acts/conditions are said to prevent descent to naraka; absence of such merit leaves one vulnerable to punitive afterlife (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":"karma-ethics","core_concept":"Protective merit (puṇya) accrues through yajña-maintenance, generosity (especially land-gift), learning, and valor—shaping afterlife trajectory.","practical_application":"Sustain daily sacred duties, support society through dāna (land/means), cultivate learning and courage, and honor life-stages responsibly."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: afterlife-ethics discourse setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.21–23 (further ethical qualifiers and naraka depiction)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Yama enumerates merit-bearing acts; vignettes appear: a householder tending sacred fires, a donor gifting land, a Vedic scholar, a heroic figure, and an aged centenarian.","item_prompts":["tripartite sacred fires with ladles and offerings","land-gift scene with water-pouring (saṅkalpa) and boundary markers","Vedic student/scholar with manuscript and yajñopavīta","hero with bow/sword and calm valor","elder with staff symbolizing hundred years"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: segmented narrative panels around central Yama; stylized flames, ritual vessels, and donors with ornate costumes.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on fire-altars and halos; central Yama with surrounding medallions of the five merits.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined miniatures of each merit scene with soft gradients; emphasis on ritual accuracy (altars, vessels).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical narrative strip with domestic yajña scene and pastoral land-gift; expressive faces, gentle landscape."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic with reassuring cadence","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, enumerative, steady"}
FAQs
It documents Purāṇic continuities with Vedic ritual and social ideals (fire-maintenance, land-gifting, Vedic learning), showing how merit is articulated through recognizable cultural institutions.
None explicitly; the verse references practices (e.g., land-gift) rather than a named site.
Merit is associated with sustaining ritual obligations, generosity (especially land-giving), learning, and socially valued virtues such as bravery and longevity.
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