Shloka 37
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
तेन दोषेण विप्रर्षे ब्रह्महत्याफलं तव ॥ आसन्नशयनाच्चैनं भोजनात्कथनादिषु ॥
tena doṣeṇa viprarṣe brahmahatyāphalaṁ tava || āsannaśayanāc cainaṁ bhojanāt kathanādiṣu ||
Por essa falta, ó vidente entre os brâmanes, recai sobre ti o fruto do brahmahatyā (matar um brâmane): por deitar-te perto dele, por comer com ele, por conversar e coisas semelhantes.
Śvaśura (father-in-law) (contextual continuation of admonition)
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":"sobering realization; cautious about social purity and ethical proximity","key_question":"What forms of association transmit or implicate one in another’s grave sin, and how should one regulate proximity, commensality, and speech?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Mahāpātaka-fruit can accrue through saṅga: close sleeping/proximity, eating together, conversation, and similar intimate associations with the tainted person.","karmic_consequence":"Avoiding prohibited association prevents doṣa-saṅkrama/implication; maintaining such intimacy draws the stated mahāpātaka consequence and necessitates heavier expiation."}
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":"ethics-of-association","core_concept":"Moral life is relational: intimacy (śayana, bhojana, kathana) can constitute participation; responsibility extends beyond direct action to enabling/endorsing proximity.","practical_application":"Maintain discernment in companionship and shared meals; when serious adharma is present, create boundaries and seek purification/expiation per śāstra."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct","Ritual Purity"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: domestic/household setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.36 (prāyaścitta and ritual prohibition as response framework); Varāha Purāṇa 162.38-39 (accusation and inquiry leading to this rule)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The father-in-law explains the mechanism of fault: the son-in-law is implicated through intimate association—sleeping near, eating with, and conversing with the tainted person.","item_prompts":["elder enumerating with fingers (counting faults)","vignettes or symbolic icons: bed/mat (śayana), shared meal (bhojana), two figures speaking (kathana)","son-in-law listening, chastened","a boundary line or separated seating to symbolize avoidance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: didactic composition with symbolic mini-scenes (bed, meal, dialogue) around the central teacher; strong outlines; serious expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-rich central figures; surrounding medallions depicting śayana/bhojana/kathana; ornate but morally weighty tableau.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical restraint; central dialogue with subtle inset motifs for the three associations; emphasis on clarity and instruction.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative panels or soft inset scenes; delicate depiction of household acts (sleeping mat, shared plate, conversation) conveying ethical caution."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, enumerative, warning emphasis on the listed associations"}
FAQs
It preserves a social-ethical theory in which proximity and shared acts (sleeping nearby, eating, speaking) can transmit moral/ritual taint, paralleling Dharmaśāstra purity logics.
No geographic location is identified here.
It warns that intimate association can entail shared consequences for grave wrongdoing, emphasizing caution in companionship and conduct.