Varaha Purana 162.13 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 13
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
रुजा तु पीड्यमानः स दशमीं च दशां गतः ॥ मर्तुकामो द्विजवरो निरीक्ष्य सुतमुत्तमम् ॥
rujā tu pīḍyamānaḥ sa daśamīṁ ca daśāṁ gataḥ || martukāmo dvijavaro nirīkṣya sutam uttamam ||
వేదనతో తీవ్రంగా బాధపడుతూ అతడు దశమీ స్థితికి చేరాడు. మరణించాలనే కోరికతో ఆ శ్రేష్ఠ బ్రాహ్మణుడు తన ఉత్తమ కుమారుని చూచెను।
Varāha (default narrative frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"At life’s end, one should face mortality with dharmic awareness and entrust duties to a worthy heir rather than fall into confusion or neglect.","karmic_consequence":"A composed, duty-oriented death supports auspicious transition and family continuity; dying in agitation/neglect is implied to lead to distress and inauspicious outcomes."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Health and mortality","Family duty"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.15–162.17 (movement to Gaṅgā; filial duty; death-time)
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FAQs
It documents a literary motif of end-of-life decision-making, often linked in Purāṇas to pilgrimage locations and rites, offering insight into cultural attitudes toward death and duty.
No location is named in this verse; the geographic anchoring appears in subsequent verses (Gaṅgā-tīra).
It foregrounds the relational ethics of a parent addressing a child at life’s end, emphasizing responsibility, presence, and proper conduct.
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