Varaha Purana 198.68: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 68
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
निर्लज्जा गृहका देया याचितुं मनसा हिताः ॥ सुलभानि न दत्तानि विभवे सति लौकिके
nirlajjā gṛhakā deyā yācituṃ manasā hitāḥ || sulabhāni na dattāni vibhave sati laukike
พวกนางไร้ความละอายในเรือนของตน จิตใจโน้มไปสู่การขอทาน; แม้มีทรัพย์สมบัติทางโลกอยู่ ก็ยังไม่ยอมให้แม้สิ่งที่ให้ได้โดยง่าย
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Even with sufficient means, withholding easy, appropriate gifts and adopting a begging mentality is censured as adharma and social failure.","karmic_consequence":"Stinginess despite capacity leads to loss of merit, social dishonor, and painful karmic results aligned with deprivation and dependence."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of wealth (artha-niyama)","core_concept":"Wealth is a trust to be circulated through dāna; hoarding and habitual taking invert dharma and degrade the self.","practical_application":"Give proportionately to capacity—especially what is ‘sulabha’ (easy to provide); train the mind away from yācana (begging) toward sharing and hospitality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 198 (cluster on adāna and its consequences)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household scene contrasts abundance with miserliness: people with means refuse simple gifts, yet extend hands to beg, marked by shamelessness.","item_prompts":["household with stored grain/pots","begging hand gesture","closed fist over coins/food","Varāha pointing to the scene as moral example","contrast panel: giver vs miser"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized home interior with bright vessels of plenty; figures with exaggerated begging posture; Varāha as narrator at side with halo.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: opulent domestic setting with gold accents on vessels; central miser figure clutching wealth; Varāha framed with gold prabhā.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate domestic realism; emphasis on facial shame/defiance; Varāha’s calm but corrective gaze.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative miniature with two registers—abundance above, begging below; lyrical architecture and soft colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reproving, socially reflective","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, corrective, slightly stern"}
FAQs
It echoes the social ethic of dāna found across Sanskrit literature, where withholding small, feasible assistance is treated as a notable moral failure.
No geographic place-name is present; the focus is on household ethics and social reciprocity.
Do not withhold simple, readily available help—especially when one has the means—since ethical evaluation includes everyday acts of giving.
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