Varaha Purana 180.5 — Adhyaya 180, Shloka 5
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
स्वदोषैः पतिताः सर्वे नरकं प्रति भामिनि ॥ सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य हि ॥
svadoṣaiḥ patitāḥ sarve narakaṃ prati bhāmini || saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya hi ||
हे भामिनि, स्वदोषैः पतिताः सर्वे नरकं प्रति यान्ति। कुलघ्नानां तु कुलस्य सङ्करोऽपि नरकायैव भवति॥
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instructional address to Bhū-devī as 'bhāmini', explaining karmic outcomes tied to social/lineage disorder."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"concerned/curious about moral causality and collective downfall","key_question":"How do personal faults and social disorder (saṅkara, kulaghna-doṣa) lead beings toward naraka, and what preserves the family line and dharma?"}
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":"Avoid doṣa-driven conduct that causes saṅkara and destroys kula; such adharma precipitates naraka-gati.","karmic_consequence":"Adharma (saṅkara/kulaghna-bhāva) results in hellward destiny; upholding kula-dharma supports auspicious gati and social stability."}
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 (dharma/adharma causality)","core_concept":"Naraka is not arbitrary: beings fall by sva-doṣa; collective adharma (saṅkara, kula-nāśa) amplifies downfall.","practical_application":"Cultivate self-restraint and dharmic family/social duties; prevent actions that rupture trust, rites, and continuity of dharma in the household/community."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Order","Karmic Consequences"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 180 (continuing naraka/ritual causality narrative)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in calm didactic posture, addresses Bhū-devī, while a distant vignette hints at beings moving toward a dark naraka path—an ethical warning tableau.","item_prompts":["Varāha as teacher (no explicit boar traits)","Bhū-devī listening, concerned","shadowy path toward naraka","symbols of broken household/lineage (fallen lamp, snapped thread)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; Varāha seated as guru, Bhū-devī in profile; stylized dark procession toward a lower register suggesting naraka; ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with gold halo for Varāha; Bhū-devī with rich jewelry; gold-embossed dharma symbols; subdued dark corner indicating naraka-gati.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting finesse; expressive faces; minimal naraka vignette; emphasis on moral instruction gesture (abhaya/teaching mudrā).","pahari_prompt":"Pahari lyrical setting; hillside court-like dialogue; small symbolic scene of disorder/lineage break; soft washes and fine linework."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory, grave, reflective","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, compassionate warning"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical framework linking personal fault (doṣa), social disruption (saṅkara), and punitive afterlife imagery (naraka), illustrating normative concerns of lineage and social continuity.
No geographic site is specified in this verse.
Personal misconduct and actions that harm familial continuity are framed as leading to severe consequences; the text emphasizes responsibility for one’s own faults.
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