Varaha Purana 133.11 — Adhyaya 133, Shloka 11
Expiations for ritual-time impurity and the offense of defecation/urination in a sacred context
एकां जलमयीं शय्यामेकामाकाशशायिनीम् ॥ एवं कृत्वा विधानं तु सोऽपराधात्प्रमुच्यते ॥
ekāṃ jalamayīṃ śayyām ekām ākāśaśāyinīm || evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānaṃ tu so'parādhāt pramucyate ||
พึงปฏิบัติการนอนบนที่นอนแห่งน้ำหนึ่งครั้ง และการนอนกลางอากาศโล่งหนึ่งครั้ง; เมื่อทำตามพิธีวิธีนี้แล้ว ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากความผิดโดยสิ้นเชิง
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha gives concrete ascetic observances as expiation, continuing the didactic exchange with Bhūmi."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious, focused on practical method","key_question":"Which specific disciplinary acts, when performed correctly, fully release one from the offence?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"As expiation, observe one ‘water-couch’ (jalamayī śayyā) and one ‘sky-couch’ (ākāśa-śāyinī); by this procedure one is released from the offence.","karmic_consequence":"Completion of the prescribed austerity neutralizes the offence; non-performance leaves the doṣa unresolved."}
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":"austerity as re-alignment","core_concept":"Elemental austerities (water and open sky) symbolize stripping comfort and re-centering the self, making the body a field of corrective discipline.","practical_application":"Undertake time-bound, supervised austerity (as appropriate) that humbles the ego and restores restraint; pair with renewed commitment to the violated discipline."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Atonement (Prāyaścitta)","Ascetic/Disciplinary Observances"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: 133.11.0; 133.13.0
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Illustrative depiction of the two austerities: a penitent lying upon/within water (symbolic ‘water-bed’) and later lying under the open sky, while Varāha’s injunction frames the scene.","item_prompts":["penitent in shallow water or on wet reeds","penitent lying outdoors under stars","Varāha as presiding teacher (visionary presence)","minimal ascetic items (water pot, cloth)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: split-panel composition—water austerity and sky austerity—Varāha blessing/instructing, stylized waves and starry canopy.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with gold aura; side vignettes of water-couch and open-sky lying, rich ornamentation around a simple ascetic act.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant narrative sequencing, soft night sky, reflective water, restrained palette emphasizing tapas.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical night landscape with stars, gentle riverbank for water-couch, small human figure, Varāha as divine witness in the sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere, procedural","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"measured","voice_tone":"firm, instructional"}
FAQs
It preserves a concrete catalogue of bodily disciplines used as expiatory acts, comparable to wider Dharmaśāstra and Purāṇic prāyaścitta repertoires.
No geographic location is specified; ‘under the sky’ is a situational description rather than a named place.
A defined regimen of austerity-like observances is presented as a method for release from an offence.
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