Varaha Purana 116.12 — Adhyaya 116, Shloka 12
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
तस्य देवा न चाश्नन्ति ततो दुःखतरं नु किम् ।। असन्तुष्टस्तु वैषम्ये परदाराभिमर्शकः
tasya devā na cāśnanti tato duḥkhataraṃ nu kim || asantuṣṭas tu vaiṣamye paradārābhimarśakaḥ
สำหรับผู้นั้น เหล่าเทวะไม่ร่วมเสวย—จะมีสิ่งใดเจ็บปวดยิ่งกว่านั้นเล่า? และผู้ที่ไม่รู้จักพอ ลำเอียงในความอยุติธรรม และผู้ที่ล่วงละเมิดภรรยาของผู้อื่น…
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","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":"For one who violates hospitality and lives in dissatisfaction and inequity—especially one who violates another’s wife—the devas do not accept his offerings.","karmic_consequence":"Loss of devatā-prasāda (offerings become fruitless), accumulation of grave pāpa (paradāra-gamana), and consequent suffering in this life and beyond."}
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-adhikāra and purity","core_concept":"Inner dispositions (asantoṣa, vaiṣamya) and grave adharma (paradāra) sever one’s eligibility for divine reciprocity.","practical_application":"Cultivate contentment and impartiality; guard marital boundaries; treat others’ spouses as mother/sister; align ritual acts with moral integrity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: ethical-social domain
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 116.11–116.12 (hospitality failures)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic scene where offerings placed in fire are refused—devas turn away—while the wrongdoer is shown with restless dissatisfaction and the shadow of adultery/inequity.","item_prompts":["homa fire with offerings","devas withdrawing/veiling faces","figure with anxious expression","scales or divided portions symbolizing inequity","a boundary line indicating ‘another’s wife’ taboo"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Iconic devas above the fire turning aside; strong moral symbolism; restrained depiction of transgression via gestures and boundary motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Fire altar with gold-leaf flames; devas in ornate crowns turned away; central figure dimmed to show loss of grace.","mysore_prompt":"Subtle allegory: offerings in fire with no radiance; devas faint; emphasis on psychological dissatisfaction.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative vignette: yajña scene with devas departing into clouds; minimal, tasteful symbolism for adultery as a broken household boundary."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave warning","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"deep, judicial, uncompromising"}
FAQs
It reflects a moral economy motif in Purāṇic texts, where ethical breaches disrupt reciprocity between humans and the divine order.
No geographic location is identified.
Cultivate contentment and fairness, and avoid sexual misconduct framed here as violation of another’s spouse.
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