Varaha Purana 136.99 — Adhyaya 136, Shloka 99
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
तस्य वक्ष्यामि सुश्रॊणि प्रायश्चित्तं मम प्रियम् ॥ किल्बिषाद्येन मुच्येत भेरीताडनमोहितः ॥
tasya vakṣyāmi suśroṇi prāyaścittaṃ mama priyam || kilbiṣādyena mucyeta bherītāḍanamohitaḥ ||
ஓ சுஶ்ரோணி! அதற்கான எனக்குப் பிரியமான பிராயச்சித்தத்தை நான் கூறுவேன்; பேரி தாளிப்பதில் மயங்கியவன் அந்தக் குற்றம்/பாவத்திலிருந்து விடுபடும்படியாக.
Varāha (default instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha continues direct instruction to Bhu Devi (‘suśroṇi’), promising an expiation dear to him."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"concerned/curious","key_question":"What prāyaścitta removes the wrongdoing connected with improper bherī-related conduct in worship?"}
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":"A specific expiation (to be detailed next) is prescribed to remove the doṣa arising from bherī-related ritual misconduct.","karmic_consequence":"Performing the prāyaścitta releases one from kīlbiṣa (wrongdoing); neglect leaves the doṣa operative, leading to the stated adverse fruit (e.g., deafness)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The Lord ‘dear to prāyaścitta’ frames expiation as restoration of cosmic/ritual harmony; Varāha as dharma-regulator provides a remedial path, not only punishment.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: prāyaścitta as ‘re-yoking’ the rite to yajña-order after a sonic/procedural rupture.","vedantic_connection":"Grace operates through dharma: even when error occurs, prescribed remedy and sincere correction realign the jīva with order and reduce binding karma."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"prayaschitta-theory","core_concept":"Errors in worship are not final; dharma provides corrective rites that restore purity and relationship with the divine.","practical_application":"When a doṣa is incurred, seek the prescribed remedy promptly, with humility and resolve to follow correct etiquette thereafter."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dharma-śāstra"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: None
Related Themes: Direct continuation from 136.108; anticipates the explicit prāyaścitta details in subsequent verses beyond 136.109
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, in a compassionate yet authoritative posture, announces an expiation to Earth; a penitent worshipper stands with lowered head beside a bherī.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching gesture","Bhu Devi attentive","penitent devotee","bherī drum","ritual water pot (kalaśa) suggesting purification"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varāha and Bhu Devi in dialogue; penitent figure near a drum; purification vessels; warm, restorative palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha; Earth adorned; devotee in supplication; bherī and kalaśa highlighted with gold accents.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle penitential mood; fine ornamentation; emphasis on facial expressions of remorse and reassurance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate counseling scene; soft background; devotee with bowed head; drum placed respectfully aside."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Corrective, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Khamas","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"calm, instructive, slightly compassionate"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of integrating dharma-śāstra style expiations into narrative dialogue, illustrating how ritual-ethical regulation circulated beyond strictly legal treatises.
No specific location is named in this verse; the focus is on an act (bherī-tāḍana) and its expiation.
Wrongdoing—especially acts done under confusion or delusion—is treated as remediable through prescribed expiatory discipline.
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