Varaha Purana 176.51 — Adhyaya 176, Shloka 51
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
देव ज्ञानं च ते दिव्यमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम् ॥ अगम्यागमनादेव पापं जातं मम प्रभो ॥
deva jñānaṃ ca te divyam adbhutaṃ lomaharṣaṇam | agamyāgamanād eva pāpaṃ jātaṃ mama prabho ||
ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ญาณทิพย์ของพระองค์น่าอัศจรรย์และก่อให้เกิดความสะท้านเกรง แต่เพียงเพราะข้าไปยังสถานที่ที่ไม่ควรเข้าใกล้ บาปจึงบังเกิดแก่ข้า โอ้พระนาย
Supplicant/confessor (speaker not named in excerpt)
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":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"How can the sin incurred merely by approaching a forbidden/unsuitable place be understood and removed, despite hearing divine knowledge?"}
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":"Avoid anadhikrita/agamya places; if transgressed, confess and seek the guru’s/authority’s sanction for expiation.","karmic_consequence":"Transgression generates pāpa and inner/outer impurity; confession and proper expiation restore purity and eligibility for dharmic life."}
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 adhikāra (eligibility) and purity","core_concept":"Even contact with place (deśa-saṅga) can bear karmic weight; jñāna must be paired with restraint and right conduct.","practical_application":"Before travel/ritual entry, verify eligibility and rules; if a lapse occurs, promptly confess to a competent authority and undertake prescribed expiation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: unspecified/forbidden locale
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 176.57–61 (confession, impurity signs, purification by sacred water, and expiatory/terminal act)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A remorseful supplicant, hands folded, addresses a revered teacher/master, praising divine knowledge while admitting sin from entering a prohibited place.","item_prompts":["supplicant with añjali-mudrā","guru/ācārya seated calmly","a threshold/forbidden boundary motif (gate, forest edge, sign of restriction)","aura of ‘divine knowledge’ as subtle radiance"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal guru with serene expression, supplicant in humility, warm earthy palette, stylized boundary-gate behind, minimal background detailing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: guru figure with ornate halo and gold-leaf accents, supplicant smaller at feet, symbolic gate/threshold rendered as decorative arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued jewel tones, expressive faces showing remorse and compassion, simple hermitage setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate hillside-ashram vignette, lyrical landscape with a marked boundary path, soft colors emphasizing penitence."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"penitential and reverential","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, confessional, steady"}
FAQs
It illustrates a Purāṇic ethical framework where wrongdoing is articulated as a breach of prescribed boundaries (gamyāgamyā), often tied to social and ritual norms.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it functions as a moral confession within a larger Mathurā-centered narrative.
Avoiding prohibited approaches (agamyāgamanam) and acknowledging moral causality through confession are foregrounded.
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