Varaha Purana 134.32 — Adhyaya 134, Shloka 32

Expiations for Ritual and Temporal Offences in Worship, and the Prescribed Purificatory Procedure

Upaspṛśya

Devanagari script

मां यदा लभते क्रुद्धः शुद्धो भागवतः शुचिः ॥ चिल्ली जातो वर्षशतं श्येनो वर्षशतं पुनः ॥

Transliteration

māṃ yadā labhate kruddhaḥ śuddho bhāgavataḥ śuciḥ || cillī jāto varṣaśataṃ śyeno varṣaśataṃ punaḥ ||

Translation

เมื่อผู้ที่โกรธจัดเข้าถึงเรา—แม้เขาจะบริสุทธิ์ เป็นภาควตะผู้ภักดี และสะอาด—เขาย่อมเกิดเป็น ‘จิลลี’ หนึ่งร้อยปี แล้วกลับเกิดเป็น ‘ศเยนะ’ (เหยี่ยว/นกเหยี่ยว) อีกหนึ่งร้อยปี

Word by Word

• mām: me

• yadā: when

• labhate: attains/obtains

• kruddhaḥ: angry

• śuddhaḥ: purified

• bhāgavataḥ: devoted

• śuciḥ: clean/pure

• cillī: a bird-name (species uncertain)

• jātaḥ: born

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years

• śyenaḥ: falcon/hawk

• punaḥ: again

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha warns Bhū-devī about the karmic cost of approaching him with krodha (anger), despite external purity."}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"concerned/attentive; learning consequences of moral faults","key_question":"What happens if devotion is mixed with anger—does anger corrupt even a devotee’s approach to the Lord?"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"Do not approach Bhagavān in anger; krodha contaminates even a ‘pure’ bhāgavata and yields degraded rebirths.","karmic_consequence":"Anger-driven religiosity leads to prolonged animal births (cillī, then śyena), delaying spiritual progress."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethical psychology (krodha as mala)","core_concept":"Inner disposition outweighs outer markers of purity; anger is a binding saṃskāra that can overpower devotion if unpurified.","practical_application":"Cultivate kṣamā (forbearance) and śama (calm); before worship, pacify anger through breath, japa, and reconciliation; avoid reactive devotion."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karmic retribution","Anger management"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayānaka

Secondary Rasa: śānta

Geographic Context

Type: None

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 134.36–38 (continued ladder of karmic embodiments from anger)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern, admonishing Varāha describes the soul’s fall into bird-births; faint silhouettes of a small bird (cillī) and a falcon (śyena) appear as karmic visions.","item_prompts":["Varāha with warning gesture","Bhū-devī listening, slightly anxious","visionary vignettes of cillī and śyena","darkened aura around ‘anger’ motif","scroll/inscription of karmic law"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic but controlled—Varāha in commanding stance, deep reds/ochres; stylized bird forms in cloud-like thought-bubbles; Bhū-devī attentive.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold haloed Varāha, raised hand of admonition; embossed gold frames around two bird medallions (cillī, śyena).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined narrative panel with subtle ‘vision’ clouds showing birds; Varāha’s expression firm, Bhū-devī contemplative.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic composition with small bird and falcon perched in separate corners as symbolic rebirths; expressive faces, cool-toned background."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory and grave","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, cautionary"}

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Moral Psychology
• Rebirth Motifs
• Sanskrit Zoological Terms

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies a Purāṇic didactic strategy: narrating graded rebirth outcomes to discourage anger and promote emotional regulation within dharma practice.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse focuses on moral causality rather than sacred geography.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Anger is portrayed as ethically destabilizing, capable of producing adverse outcomes even for one otherwise described as pure and devoted.