Varaha Purana 176.35 — Adhyaya 176, Shloka 35
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
आश्रिता कुलटाधर्मं कुलनाशो मया कृतः ॥ कुलद्वये च पुरुषा एकविंशतिसंख्यया ॥
āśritā kulaṭā-dharmaṃ kula-nāśo mayā kṛtaḥ || kula-dvaye ca puruṣā ekaviṃśati-saṃkhyayā ||
ကဏိကာမိန်းမ၏ အကျင့်ကို အားထား၍ ငါသည် မိသားစုကို ပျက်စီးစေခဲ့၏။ မျိုးရိုးနှစ်ခုတွင် ယောက်ျား ၂၁ ယောက်လည်း ထိခိုက်ပတ်သက်ခဲ့၏။
Pṛthivī
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"somber; highlighting social-ethical fallout and collective harm","key_question":"How does sexual/relational adharma (kulaṭā-dharma) propagate beyond the individual to destroy kula and implicate many?"}
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":"Transgression of strī-dharma/ācāra framed as kula-nāśa; adharma in intimate conduct can cause multi-generational social and karmic damage.","karmic_consequence":"Loss of family honor and stability; broad karmic entanglement affecting many (here symbolized by ‘twenty-one men’ across two lineages)."}
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":"social ethics and karma (collective entanglement)","core_concept":"Actions in the sphere of desire can create wide networks of harm; individual adharma can become collective suffering through relational chains.","practical_application":"Guard conduct in relationships; consider downstream effects on families and dependents; seek timely correction and truthful disclosure to stop further spread."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: bībhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: kula/vaṃśa (genealogical sphere)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 176 (confession leading toward prāyaścitta discourse)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The young woman confessing before the gathered women, with symbolic imagery of two family trees behind her, some branches withering, and a count motif indicating ‘twenty-one’.","item_prompts":["confessional posture (head bowed, hands clasped)","listening women","two stylized lineage trees/crests","withered branches or broken garland for ‘kula-nāśa’","subtle numeric motif (21 beads/marks)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symbolic family trees as decorative panels; the confessor in center with downcast eyes; restrained depiction emphasizing moral gravity, not sensationalism.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate background with two genealogical emblems; gold-leaf used for the ‘kula’ symbols contrasted with darkened, cracked segments to show ruin; central figure in penitential pose.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition; fine detailing of expressions; symbolic broken garland and fading family insignia; subdued palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical allegory—two trees on hillsides, one partially barren; intimate group scene in foreground; emphasis on confession and consequence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"penitential, admonishing","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, steady, morally grave"}
FAQs
It preserves a social-ethical vocabulary (kula, dharma, kula-nāśa) used in Purāṇic discourse to frame personal conduct in terms of wider kinship consequences.
No geographic marker appears; the verse is a confession of social and moral consequence.
Personal misconduct is portrayed as having cascading effects on families and communities, motivating responsibility and later expiation.
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