Varaha Purana 217.9: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 9
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī–Varāha Dialogue
धन्यं यशस्यं पापघ्नं स्वस्तिकृच्छान्तिकारकम् ॥ श्रुत्वैवं पुरुषः सम्यङ्न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्
dhanyaṃ yaśasyaṃ pāpaghnaṃ svastikṛc chānti-kārakam || śrutvaivaṃ puruṣaḥ samyaṅ na durgatim avāpnuyāt
धन्यं यशस्यं पापघ्नं स्वस्तिकृच्छान्तिकारकम्। श्रुत्वैवं पुरुषः सम्यक् न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्॥
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Hearing this sacred teaching functions as pāpa-ghna (sin-destroying) and śānti-kara; proper śravaṇa prevents durgati (misfortune/bad destiny).","karmic_consequence":"Right hearing leads to well-being, peace, and avoidance of durgati; disregard implies continued vulnerability to pāpa and adverse outcomes."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"śravaṇa as purification and protection","core_concept":"Sacred hearing, when done ‘samyak’ (properly), is itself a purificatory act that removes pāpa and stabilizes the mind-world relation into svasti and śānti.","practical_application":"Listen with attention, faith, and ethical intent; pair śravaṇa with conduct consistent with the teaching to make ‘samyak’ effective."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Soteriology","Textual Tradition"]
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Karuna
Related Themes: Phalaśruti sequence (217.7–217.12) emphasizing śravaṇa/kīrtana
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A protective, pacifying scene: the teaching is visualized as dispelling dark omens (durgati) and bringing svastika-like well-being and śānti to the listener.","item_prompts":["dark cloud/inauspicious figures dissolving","svastika/maṅgala-kalaśa motifs","Varāha’s hand in abhaya mudrā","calm light spreading over listeners"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic contrast—dark inauspicious forms at edges fading into warm luminous center around Varāha; abhaya gesture prominent.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf radiance overpowering shadowy ‘durgati’ motifs; embossed svasti symbols; central blessing iconography.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant, restrained depiction of fear dissolving into peace; fine facial expressions of relief in listeners.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative of a devotee moving from a dark grove to a bright shrine-like space; symbolic ‘svasti’ motifs integrated subtly."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Protective and pacifying","suggested_raga":"Kapi","pace":"Medium-slow","voice_tone":"Reassuring, steady, calming"}
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Such merit-statements functioned as mnemonic and motivational devices in oral/aural transmission, emphasizing communal listening and recitation.
No location is named in this verse.
The verse encourages attentive hearing of the teaching as a stabilizing practice associated with peace (śānti) and avoidance of harmful outcomes.
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