Varaha Purana 162.29 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 29
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
ततः प्राणान्परित्यज्य गतोऽसौ कालवर्त्तनम् ॥ स्नात्वा भुक्त्वा ततो गत्वा प्रेक्ष्य तं पितरं मृतम् ॥
tataḥ prāṇān parityajya gato ’sau kāla-varttanam || snātvā bhuktvā tato gatvā prekṣya taṁ pitaraṁ mṛtam ||
แล้วเขาละทิ้งลมหายใจชีวิต เข้าสู่ครรลองแห่งกาล (คือถึงความตาย) ครั้นอาบน้ำและรับประทานแล้ว จึงไปเห็นบิดาของตนสิ้นชีวิต
Narrator (default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"instruction_summary":"Narrative transition from suffering to death, foregrounding mortality and the shock of encountering a parent’s death.","karmic_consequence":"Implicit: neglect of timely duty/awareness around death can lead to regret and ritual/ethical dilemmas."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"reflection on mortality (kāla)","core_concept":"Kāla consumes embodied life; death arrives as an irreversible turning into ‘the course of Time’.","practical_application":"Live with awareness of impermanence; keep dharmic responsibilities prepared (family duties, end-of-life rites knowledge)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Mortality"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: household/liminal domestic space (implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.33–35 (grief → śāstra consultation → dharma judgment on rites and suicide)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A man’s life ends; the narrative cuts to him returning after bathing and eating, then discovering his father lying dead.","item_prompts":["contrast of routine acts (bath/meal) with sudden death","father’s lifeless body","son approaching and freezing in shock","house threshold or courtyard"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sequential feel within one frame—left: bathing/meal symbols; right: discovery of the father’s body; strong emotional face.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: emphasize the father’s still form on a cot, son in dramatic stance; gold borders and architectural interior elements.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft interior lighting, detailed textiles, restrained grief; focus on the moment of recognition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simple domestic setting, poignant spacing between son and father, muted hills/sky if outdoors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, reflective","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, weighty"}
FAQs
It records standard Sanskrit idioms for death and highlights how daily ritual actions are embedded in narrative timekeeping.
No location is mentioned.
Human life is portrayed as subject to kāla (Time), with death presented as a decisive narrative consequence.
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