Varaha Purana 177.9: Adhyaya 177, Shloka 9
The Curse of Sāmba and the Prescribed Observance of Sun-Worship
आसनेषूपविष्टानां तासां क्षोभं च तत्त्वतः ॥ लक्षयिष्याम्यहं सर्वं सत्यं चासत्यमेव च
āsaneṣūpaviṣṭānāṃ tāsāṃ kṣobhaṃ ca tattvataḥ || lakṣayiṣyāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ satyaṃ cāsatyameva ca
เมื่อพวกนางนั่งบนอาสนะของตนแล้ว เราจักพิจารณาโดยแท้จริงถึงความปั่นป่วนของพวกนาง; เราจักสังเกตทุกสิ่ง ทั้งที่จริงและที่ไม่จริง
Varāha (default attribution; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"A dharmic judge should discern inner agitation (kṣobha) and distinguish satya from asatya in an assembly setting.","karmic_consequence":"Discernment supports just outcomes and prevents adharma from prevailing; failure to discriminate enables falsehood and its harmful results."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"epistemic ethics (satya/anṛta viveka)","core_concept":"Truth is not only spoken content but also revealed through mental perturbation (kṣobha); discernment is a moral faculty.","practical_application":"In disputes, attend to both statements and affect—agitation, inconsistency, and composure—to evaluate truthfulness responsibly."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative literature","Psychology of emotion (kṣobha)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: court/assembly
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 177.15 (kṣobha of devīs)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The presiding figure surveys seated women in the assembly, reading their agitation and resolving to distinguish truth from falsehood.","item_prompts":["rows of seated devīs on arranged seats","a central observer with focused gaze","subtle signs of kṣobha—tilted heads, restless hands, exchanged glances","courtly lamps and pillars"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive eyes and hand-gestures; the presider’s concentrated gaze contrasts with the devīs’ subtle agitation; earthy palette with temple-hall symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold background, symmetrical seating, jeweled devīs; the presider’s face rendered with calm authority, emphasizing satya/asatya discernment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft shading, refined expressions; highlight micro-emotions (kṣobha) through delicate posture and hand placement.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative intimacy—close grouping of devīs, the presider slightly elevated; patterned textiles indicating formal seating."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative yet investigative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, attentive, discerning"}
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative device: the authoritative observer claims the capacity to distinguish truth from falsehood, reinforcing didactic authority within the story.
No location is named; the setting is an unspecified assembly/court.
The emphasis is on discernment and truthful evaluation—distinguishing satya from asatya.
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