Varaha Purana 210.33 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 33
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
श्रद्दधानो जितक्रोधः परद्रव्यविवर्जकः ॥ अनसूयश्च यो मर्त्यः स पापेभ्यः प्रमुच्यते ॥
śraddadhāno jitakrodhaḥ paradravyavivarjakaḥ || anasūyaś ca yo martyaḥ sa pāpebhyaḥ pramucyate ||
Seorang insan yang bersraddhā, telah menewaskan kemarahan, menjauhi harta orang lain, dan bebas daripada dengki—dialah yang dilepaskan daripada dosa.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"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":"Faith, conquest of anger, non-appropriation of others’ property, and freedom from malice are ethical restraints that purify and free one from sin.","karmic_consequence":"Observance leads to release from sins (pāpa-kṣaya); violation sustains/accumulates sin and obstructs purification."}
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":"Ethical purification (citta-śuddhi) as a means to pāpa-kṣaya","core_concept":"Inner dispositions (faith, akrodha, anasūyā) and outward restraint (aparadravya-vivarjana) jointly determine moral purity.","practical_application":"Cultivate daily anger-management, practice strict non-appropriation (asteya/aparigraha in spirit), and replace fault-finding with goodwill."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharma","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 210.37–39 (continuation of pāpa-mocana through virtues); Varāha Purāṇa 210.41 (Nārada’s approval of the teaching)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Didactic, purifying, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, clear, instructive"}
FAQs
The verse preserves widely attested ethical restraints (anger-control, non-appropriation) that overlap with dharmaśāstra and yogic yamas.
No geographic reference occurs here.
Maintain faith and self-control, avoid taking others’ property, and cultivate non-malice.
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