Varaha Purana 68.7 — Adhyaya 68, Shloka 7
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
अगम्यागमनं तत्र करिष्यन्ति द्विजातयः । अनृतं च वदिष्यन्ति वेदमर्गबहिष्कृताः । विवाहांश्च करिष्यन्ति सगोत्रानसमांस्तथा ॥ ६८.७ ॥
agamyāgamanam tatra kariṣyanti dvijātayaḥ | anṛtaṃ ca vadiṣyanti vedamārgabahiṣkṛtāḥ | vivāhāṃś ca kariṣyanti sagotrānasamāṃs tathā || 68.7 ||
अगम्यागमनं तत्र करिष्यन्ति द्विजातयः । अनृतं च वदिष्यन्ति वेदमार्गबहिष्कृताः । विवाहांश्च करिष्यन्ति सगोत्रानसमांस्तथा ॥
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"concerned/curious (implied by didactic warning)","key_question":"Implicit: ‘What are the marks of adharma in the coming age, and how will Vedic conduct be overturned?’"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"Condemns forbidden sexual unions (agamya-gamana), false speech, Veda-bāhya conduct, and improper marriages (sagotra/anasamā) as signs of dharma’s inversion.","karmic_consequence":"Such transgressions sever one from śruti-smṛti authority, generate pāpa, and destabilize lineage/saṃskāra continuity, accelerating social disorder."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of restraint (yama) and saṃskāra-protection","core_concept":"Dharma is upheld by truth and regulated desire; when kāma and vāk are unruled, one becomes ‘outside the Veda’ (vedamārga-bahiṣkṛta) regardless of birth.","practical_application":"Practice satya in speech; maintain boundaries in relationships; follow marriage/saṃskāra norms that preserve trust, consent, and social responsibility."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social norms","Dharma discourse","Speech ethics (truth/falsehood)"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 68.68.6, 68.68.8-10 (same Kali-age catalogue)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cautionary tableau: twice-born figures ignoring Vedic study, speaking falsehood, and entering taboo unions; sacred texts pushed aside; social boundaries blurred.","item_prompts":["neglected Veda manuscripts","broken sacred thread motif (symbolic)","whispered lies in a marketplace/courtyard","wedding fire with improper participants","shadowy ‘Kali’ presence"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Narrative frieze: brahmins with faded tilaka and careless demeanor; Veda palm-leaves set aside; strong reds/browns, moral tension in faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf wedding-fire scene with discordant arrangement; ornate but morally ‘off’ composition; symbolic Veda scroll at the margin, ignored.","mysore_prompt":"Refined court/household interior; subtle cues (untended āhavanīya, scattered kuśa); emphasis on expression and gesture of deceit.","pahari_prompt":"Miniature wedding vignette with exaggerated narrative clarity; cool-toned background; small details (ignored guru, sidelined scriptures)."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"warning, corrective","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, didactic, slightly severe"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif describing perceived social and ethical deterioration, often associated with late-era (e.g., Kali-yuga) discourse and the reception of dharma norms in narrative form.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the term "tatra" (“there”) is context-dependent on surrounding verses.
The verse critiques behaviors framed as departures from Vedic-ethical norms—illicit relations, false speech, and socially proscribed marriage patterns—presented as indicators of moral decline rather than as a procedural legal code.
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