Varaha Purana 155.36 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 36
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
गुरोर्भ्रातुः सुतस्यापि सख्युर्वै मातुलस्य च ॥ व्यवस्यति च यन्नारी यो मोहेन विमोहितः ॥
guror bhrātuḥ sutasyāpi sakhyur vai mātulasya ca | vyavasyati ca yan nārī yo mohena vimohitaḥ ||
குரு, சகோதரன், மகன், நண்பன், மற்றும் மாமாவின் மனைவி குறித்து—மயக்கத்தால் மயங்கித் தகாத எண்ணத்துடன் அத்தகைய பெண்ணை நாடத் தீர்மானிப்பவன் யாரோ।
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
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":"None","key_question":"None"}
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":"Do not entertain sexual intent toward protected women within close relational boundaries (guru’s wife, brother’s wife, son’s wife, friend’s wife, maternal uncle’s wife).","karmic_consequence":"Such intent/resolve is a grave adharma leading to heavy pāpa and social-spiritual downfall (implied; continuation likely specifies)."}
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 (dharma of relationships)","core_concept":"Dharma protects social trust; moha-driven desire toward ‘forbidden’ relations corrodes both self and community.","practical_application":"Cultivate viveka; set firm boundaries in family/teacher-student networks; avoid situations that inflame illicit intent."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct","Kinship Boundaries"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.41 (oath-formula continues with sexual/ethical transgressions)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An instructor enumerates forbidden kinship relations; the tempted man appears clouded by ‘moha’ while protected households stand as sanctified boundaries.","item_prompts":["teacher’s household symbol","family groupings","a figure with shadowy aura of delusion","gesture of prohibition (abhaya/niṣedha)","sacred thread/ācārya markers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: didactic court-like scene; the instructor in authoritative posture, stylized ‘moha’ as dark swirling motif near the tempted figure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central dharma-teacher figure with gold halo; surrounding vignettes of kinship roles; strong prohibition gesture.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: narrative clarity with refined expressions; emphasize moral tension through gaze and spacing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: small vignette panels for each relation; delicate architecture and domestic scenes; the tempted figure separated by symbolic boundary lines."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"stern-ethical","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"deep, warning"}
FAQs
It reflects a normative kinship-ethics framework common in Sanskrit moral literature, where certain relational boundaries (teacher’s household, close kin, and trusted social ties) are protected to preserve social stability.
No geographic location is identified.
It warns against transgressing protected relational boundaries, attributing such intent to delusion (moha).
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