Varaha Purana 172.5 — Adhyaya 172, Shloka 5
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
दृश्यन्ते विकृताकाराः सव्रणा रुधिरस्रवाः ॥ ता दृष्ट्वाऽतीवदुःखार्ताश्चक्रे मनसि वेदनाम् ॥
dṛśyante vikṛtākārāḥ savraṇā rudhirasravāḥ || tā dṛṣṭvā ’tīvaduḥkhārtāś cakre manasi vedanām ||
พวกนางปรากฏด้วยรูปร่างวิปริต—มีบาดแผลและเลือดไหล เมื่อเขาเห็นดังนั้น ก็ถูกความโศกครอบงำอย่างยิ่ง และเกิดความระทมในใจ
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"परपीडन/अधर्मजन्य-हिंसा-दर्शनं करुणां जनयति; तादृशे पाप-हेतौ संगत्यागः व प्रायश्चित्त-प्रवृत्तिः अपेक्षा (कथानक-न्यायेन)।","karmic_consequence":"हिंसा/अधर्मः व्रण-रुधिर-रूपेण दुःखफलम्; करुणा-उद्बोधः धर्ममार्गे प्रेरयति"}
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":"ethics-of-compassion","core_concept":"दुःखित-दर्शनं हृदय-परिवर्तनस्य कारणम्; करुणा धर्मस्य मूल-प्रेरणा","practical_application":"पीडितेषु उपकारः; हिंसा-हेतुभ्यः निवृत्तिः; स्वकृत-दोष-परिशोधनाय आत्मपरीक्षा"}
Subject Matter: ["Suffering","Ethics","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: करुण
Secondary Rasa: बीभत्स
Type: दर्शन-स्थलम् (सभान्तः/निवासः)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 172.6 (गोकर्णस्य आत्मनिन्दा/कारण-चिन्ता)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"व्रणैः आच्छन्नाः, रुधिरं स्रवन्त्यः, विकृताकृतयः देव्यो दृश्यन्ते; गोकर्णः ताः दृष्ट्वा शोकाकुलः, मनसि वेदनां अनुभवति।","item_prompts":["रुधिर-बिन्दवः","पट्टिका/व्रण-चिह्न","विकृत देह-रेखा","गोकर्णस्य करुण-दृष्टि","अश्रु/कम्पित हस्त","अन्धकार-छाया"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic narrative—wounded devīs with stylized red accents, Gokarṇa’s compassionate posture, strong outlines, somber palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central emotional focus on Gokarṇa, minimal gold, deep maroons for blood accents, embossed frame to heighten drama.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: restrained depiction of wounds (suggestive not graphic), emphasis on facial sorrow and inward pain, soft gradients.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poignant tableau, delicate lines, symbolic red touches, Gokarṇa slightly apart to show inner anguish."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"karuṇa-udrekha (surge of pity)","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"vilambita","voice_tone":"trembling-soft, weighty on 'rudhirasravāḥ'"}
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It illustrates how Purāṇic narrative links visual signs of disorder (wounds, bleeding) to moral and existential questioning.
No location is specified in this verse.
Compassionate response to others’ suffering is foregrounded as the narrative impetus for seeking explanation and remedy.
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