Varaha Purana 136.43: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 43
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तत्र ज्ञास्यसि चात्मानं गौतमाश्रमसंस्थितः ॥ प्रसादाद्गौतममुनेर्भवता गतकिल्बिषः ॥
tatra jñāsyasi cātmānaṁ gautamāśramasaṁsthitaḥ || prasādād gautamamuner bhavatā gatakilbiṣaḥ ||
Ali, estabelecido no āśrama de Gautama, conhecerás o teu próprio ātman. Pela graça do sábio Gautama, tornar-te-ás livre de culpa.
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Gautama-āśrama"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Residing in Gautama’s āśrama, one gains self-knowledge and becomes freed from fault through the sage’s grace—purification culminates in inner realization, not merely external acts.","karmic_consequence":"Sage’s prasāda plus disciplined residence yields removal of kilbiṣa (fault); without humility/refuge, faults persist despite prior austerity."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Hermitage / spiritual institution
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 136.46 (arrival at Gautama-āśrama); Varāha Purāṇa 136.48 (specific impurity symbol: kapāla)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Contemplative, uplifting, clarifying","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, assured"}
FAQs
It links self-knowledge (ātmajñāna) with institutional ascetic space (āśrama), illustrating how Purāṇic narratives integrate ethical purification with philosophical aspiration.
Gautama’s hermitage is the named location, though the text fragment does not specify a region; identification is typically pursued through intertextual mapping.
Seek purification and self-understanding through disciplined residence and the guidance (prasāda) of a recognized ethical authority (muni).
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