Varaha Purana 155.37 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 37
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
तस्य पापेन लिप्येऽहं यद्यहं नागमे पुनः ॥ यस्तु कन्यां सकृद्दत्त्वा अन्यस्मै चेत्पुनर्ददेत ॥
tasya pāpena lipye’haṃ yady ahaṃ nāgame punaḥ || yastu kanyāṃ sakṛd dattvā anyasmai cet punar dadet ||
నేను మళ్లీ రాకపోతే అతని పాపంతో నేను లిప్తుడనగుదును। మరియు ఎవడైతే ఒకసారి కన్యను ఇచ్చి, మళ్లీ మరొకరికి ఇస్తాడో—
Sudhana (implied, oath-formula within narrative; speaker not explicitly marked in this pāda)
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":"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":"An oath asserts accountability for sins; additionally, re-giving a maiden (reneging on a prior kanyā-dāna/engagement) to another is condemned.","karmic_consequence":"Incurs serious pāpa for violating trust and dharma of marriage-giving; the oath frames the speaker’s willingness to bear that sin if he fails to return/keep his word."}
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":"satya & saṃskāra-dharma","core_concept":"Speech binds karma; violating pledged gifts (especially kanyā-dāna) fractures satya and dharma.","practical_application":"Do not make or break marital promises lightly; uphold commitments; treat kanyā-dāna as a sacred, non-repeatable trust."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharma-śāstra motifs","Oath/Assertion formulae"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.39 (sexual/kinship boundaries)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrative oath scene: Sudhana (or the oath-speaker) declares a self-imprecating vow; beside him, a marriage-giving scene shows the impropriety of ‘giving the maiden again’.","item_prompts":["raised hand oath gesture","witnesses/elders","a maiden with veil","ritual fire (vivāha) implied","gift items (cloth, ornaments)","scroll/pledge symbol"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: oath-speaker in strong frontal stance; adjacent vignette of vivāha-saṃskāra elements; restrained but intense expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on marriage ornaments and ritual fire; central oath figure with ornate frame; symmetrical witnesses.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly narrative with fine jewelry and textiles; clear separation of oath scene and marriage-gift vignette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: two-panel storytelling—left oath, right marriage promise; delicate architecture and soft colors highlighting moral contrast."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn-judicial","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"measured, declarative"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-style rhetorical device: an oath-like self-imprecation used to assert truthfulness or resolve within a moral narrative.
No location is named in this verse.
The verse invokes moral accountability and signals condemnation of reneging on a solemn commitment, illustrated through the example of reassigning a maiden after an initial giving.
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