Varaha Purana 162.36 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 36
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
न मया ब्राह्मणवधः कदाचिदपि कारितः ॥ केन दोषेण मे सिद्धं ब्रह्महत्याफलं महत् ॥
na mayā brāhmaṇavadhaḥ kadācid api kāritaḥ || kena doṣeṇa me siddhaṁ brahmahatyāphalaṁ mahat ||
‘நான் எப்போதும் பிராமணவதத்தைச் செய்யவோ செய்யவைக்கவோ இல்லை. அப்படியிருக்க, எந்தத் தவறால் எனக்கு பிராமணஹத்தி எனும் பெரிய பலன் ஏற்பட்டது?’
Jāmātā (son-in-law)
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":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"empathetic; attentive to questions of culpability","key_question":"How can the fruit of brahmahatyā arise without direct commission—what constitutes fault sufficient to generate that consequence?"}
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":"Culpability is questioned: denial of direct brahmin-killing prompts inquiry into indirect causes (saṅga, sahabhoga, etc.) that may generate mahāpātaka-fruit.","karmic_consequence":"Correctly identifying the fault enables fitting expiation and avoidance; ignorance of indirect fault perpetuates contamination and repeated demerit."}
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-causality","core_concept":"Karmaphala can attach through more than overt action; dharma requires discerning subtle participation, association, and enabling conditions.","practical_application":"Audit one’s associations and shared practices (food, lodging, counsel) when purity/impurity is at stake; ask for śāstric criteria before acting."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Culpability","Social Dharma"]
Primary Rasa: vicāra
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: domestic/household setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.41 (enumeration of association modes: close sleeping, eating, conversation, etc.)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The son-in-law speaks in earnest defense, palms open, asserting he never caused brahmin-killing and pleading to know the precise fault.","item_prompts":["son-in-law with open palms (appeal)","father-in-law listening, stern but attentive","seated posture indicating formal dialogue","household backdrop","scroll/manuscript hinting at śāstric reasoning"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive hand-gestures (mudrā of inquiry), intense eyes; the elder poised to answer; warm earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold halo accents; the petitioner’s humility emphasized; ornamental setting contrasts with moral seriousness.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate shading; focus on facial sincerity and anxiety; restrained composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical linework; the question rendered as a quiet but intense moment; minimal props, strong expressions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"inquiring, earnest","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"pleading yet rational, emphasizing ‘kena doṣeṇa’"}
FAQs
It reflects an ethical-legal concern with causation and imputed guilt, themes shared with Dharmaśāstra discussions of responsibility.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
The verse foregrounds inquiry into moral causality: how severe sin-results may attach even when direct action is denied.
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