Varaha Purana 147.56 — Adhyaya 147, Shloka 56
The Sacred Merit of Goniṣkramaṇa
the Tīrtha of the Cows’ Emergence/Release
तारितानि कुलान्येभिः सप्त सप्त च सप्त च॥ पिशुनाय न दातव्यं न मूर्खाय शठाय च॥
tāritāni kulāny ebhiḥ sapta sapta ca sapta ca || piśunāya na dātavyaṃ na mūrkhāya śaṭhāya ca ||
ఇవిచేత కులములు తరింపబడును—ఏడు, ఏడు, మరల ఏడు. నిందకునికి, మూర్ఖునికి, కపటునికి ఇది ఇవ్వకూడదు.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"None (instruction on transmission ethics and salvific reach; no Bhū interaction)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"The teaching saves many generations, but must not be transmitted to the unfit: slanderer, fool, or deceitful person.","karmic_consequence":"Proper guarded transmission preserves merit and lineage uplift; improper gifting risks devaluation/misuse and implied spiritual harm (loss of efficacy/merit)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"adhikāra-viveka (eligibility discernment)","core_concept":"Sacred knowledge is potent and therefore requires ethical stewardship; adhikāra (fitness) safeguards both teacher and teaching.","practical_application":"Assess character (truthfulness, humility, non-slander) before sharing esoteric/transformative teachings; prioritize integrity over popularity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Textual Tradition","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 147.63 (to be given to son, disciple, and practitioner)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as discerning guru: one side shows worthy disciples; the other shows figures marked by slander/deceit being refused instruction.","item_prompts":["Varāha with instructive gesture","two groups: worthy students vs. unworthy (whispering/scheming)","manuscript kept close/covered","protective boundary line or curtain motif","counted generations motif (7-7-7) as symbolic beads/knots"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative split-panel—Varāha teaching worthy śiṣyas, turning away pishuna/śaṭha figures; bold outlines, expressive hand gestures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with manuscript; left side gilded worthy disciples; right side subdued unworthy figures, strong iconographic clarity, gold arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly didactic scene with nuanced facial expressions distinguishing sincerity vs deceit; manuscript wrapped in cloth.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle but clear moral tableau, Varāha seated, a curtain/threshold separating groups, delicate detailing of whispering slanderers."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory, ethical","suggested_raga":"Bhairav (gravity, restraint)","pace":"madhyama","voice_tone":"firm, cautionary, clipped emphasis on prohibitions (‘na dātavyam’)"}
FAQs
It records norms of controlled dissemination—who may receive esoteric or valued teachings—reflecting manuscript culture, pedagogy, and notions of moral eligibility.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
It advises selective teaching: do not entrust significant instruction to those characterized by malice, ignorance, or deceit.
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