Varaha Purana 162.27: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 27
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
पितुः समीपात्स गतः श्वशुरस्य निवेशनम् ॥ गते पुत्रे पिता तस्य रुजा त्वत्यन्तपीडितः ॥
pituḥ samīpāt sa gataḥ śvaśurasya niveśanam || gate putre pitā tasya rujā tv atyanta-pīḍitaḥ ||
అతడు తండ్రి సమీపం నుండి వెళ్లి శ్వశురుని నివాసానికి చేరాడు. కుమారుడు వెళ్లిన తరువాత అతని తండ్రి తీవ్రమైన నొప్పితో అత్యంత బాధపడాడు.
Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"impermanence and consequence","core_concept":"Human plans and movements are fragile; suffering can arise immediately after pivotal moral decisions, underscoring anitya and karmic entanglement.","practical_application":"Act with urgency in caregiving and reconciliation; do not postpone dharmic repair or medical attention when signs of severe pain arise."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Body & Health"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: domestic travel / two-household network
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.27-28 (warning and remorse leading into the affliction)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The son departs to the father-in-law’s house; once he leaves, the father is struck by intense pain.","item_prompts":["son walking away on path","father left behind clutching body in pain","split-scene composition (departure vs affliction)","house doorway framing separation"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Two-panel feel: left—son departing; right—father in agony; stylized pain posture; muted reds/browns; strong narrative linework.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold background with architectural frames; son mid-step; father on couch with attendants implied; ornate borders emphasizing dramatic turn.","mysore_prompt":"Cinematic staging with depth: corridor/doorway; father collapsing; warm-to-cool color shift to mark crisis.","pahari_prompt":"Simple exterior path with son; interior vignette with father in pain; crisp outlines, restrained palette, emotive minimalism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic, sorrowful","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"heavy, compassionate, tense"}
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic stories link ethical discourse with bodily consequence to advance a didactic plot.
No specific place-name is provided; only a household residence (niveśana) is referenced.
The verse continues the theme that actions and decisions are followed by tangible consequences, here expressed as sudden suffering.
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