Varaha Purana 126.83 — Adhyaya 126, Shloka 83
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
न पठेद्गोघ्नमध्ये तु वेदवेदाङ्गनिन्दके ॥ न पठेद्गुरुविद्विष्टे न पठेच्छास्त्रदूषके
na paṭhedgoghnamadhye tu vedavedāṅganindake || na paṭhedguruvidviṣṭe na paṭhecchāstradūṣake
ไม่พึงสวดหรืออ่านพระเวทท่ามกลางผู้ฆ่าโค; และไม่พึงสวดต่อหน้าผู้หมิ่นพระเวทและเวทางคะทั้งหลาย. ไม่พึงสวดต่อหน้าผู้เป็นปฏิปักษ์ต่อครู และไม่พึงสวดต่อหน้าผู้กล่าวร้ายคัมภีร์ศาสตรา (ศาสตร).
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, receptive to dharma-instruction on śāstra-pāṭha","key_question":"What are the proper and improper contexts (adhikāra-deśa) for reciting sacred texts?"}
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":"Do not recite Veda/śāstra in the presence of grave adharmic persons: cow-slayer, Veda-vedāṅga-nindaka, guru-dveṣin, or śāstra-dūṣaka.","karmic_consequence":"Recitation in hostile/impure company is treated as fruitless and potentially demerit-producing due to apacāra toward śruti/ācārya/śāstra; restraint preserves merit and sanctity of pāṭha."}
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":"ācāra-śuddhi / adhikāra-viveka","core_concept":"Sacred sound requires proper receptacle: purity of audience and reverence toward guru and śāstra condition the efficacy of recitation.","practical_application":"Choose a respectful, initiated/devotional audience; avoid recitation where contempt for dharma, guru, or śāstra is present."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Textual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: None
Related Themes: 126.32.0 (recite among bhāgavatas and dīkṣitas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a dignified teacher instructs Bhū-devī on recitation etiquette; the background contrasts a pure assembly of devotees with shadowy figures symbolizing nindā and violence.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening with folded hands","palm-leaf manuscript or grantha","a respectful sādhus’ assembly","silhouettes: cow-slayer with weapon, a scoffer pointing at Veda, a figure turning away from guru"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with serene face and ornate jewelry, Bhū-devī in traditional attire; warm earthy palette; symbolic vignettes of ‘nindaka’ figures in subdued tones at the margins.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha-teacher with gold-leaf halo; Bhū-devī kneeling; miniature side-panels showing prohibited audiences; rich reds and greens, heavy ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha holding a manuscript; Bhū-devī attentive; subtle moral contrast via background groups.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical hillside setting with a small satsanga; Varāha instructing; marginal figures representing adharma kept outside the assembly boundary."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, restrained, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, clear, rule-declaring"}
FAQs
It documents norms governing textual recitation and social context, useful for understanding manuscript culture and performance settings.
No geographic location is specified.
Maintain disciplined recitation practices by avoiding contexts framed as ethically disruptive or hostile to learning traditions.
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