Varaha Purana 200.49 — Adhyaya 200, Shloka 49
Description of the Forms of Infernal Torments
Naraka Yātanās
ततोऽन्यल्लभते चैव यातनार्थं प्रयत्नतः ॥ ततः पश्यति पुत्रांस्तु महद्दुःखं सुदारुणम्
tato 'nyal labhate caiva yātanārthaṁ prayatnataḥ | tataḥ paśyati putrāṁs tu mahad duḥkhaṁ sudāruṇam ||
ต่อจากนั้น เขายังประสบสภาพอื่นอีกเพื่อการทรมาน อันเกิดจากความพยายามของตนเอง; แล้วเขาเห็นบุตรทั้งหลาย และความทุกข์ใหญ่ยิ่งอันน่าสะพรึงกลัวก็เกิดขึ้น
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha Purāṇa dialogues)
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":"After one torment ends, another is obtained ‘for punishment’ through one’s own agency (karma); attachment to progeny becomes a fresh locus of suffering when the departed is forced to witness them.","karmic_consequence":"Karmic momentum generates successive torments; clinging to family-identities intensifies grief and prolongs distress, whereas dharmic detachment and right conduct reduce such suffering."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"vairāgya / attachment critique within karma doctrine","core_concept":"Suffering is compounded by moha (delusion/attachment): even after death, identification with ‘my sons’ becomes a weapon of torment.","practical_application":"Fulfill family duties righteously yet cultivate non-possessiveness; practice remembrance of impermanence and dedicate actions to dharma/Īśvara."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife Imagery","Family and Social Bonds"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: eschatological passage/torment-stage
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 200.55 (family members seen bound); Varāha Purāṇa 200.56 (cries of ‘save me, my child’)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A tormented departed being is driven onward into a new punishment; in the distance he beholds his sons, and the scene turns into a tableau of unbearable grief and dread.","item_prompts":["pathway through dark region","tormenting attendants in shadow","sons appearing as vision","hands reaching out in despair","heavy, oppressive sky"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: layered narrative—foreground preta driven forward, background vision of sons; strong gesture language; muted reds/browns for sorrow.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: framed ‘vision’ of sons like a mirror-panel; gold outlining the vision boundary; central figure in anguish.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft gradations for the ‘vision’ effect; delicate facial sorrow; restrained attendants.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: two-plane composition—foreground traveler, background family group; expressive eyes and minimal props."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"lamenting yet didactic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"somber, slightly intensified on mahad-duḥkham sudāruṇam"}
FAQs
It highlights a moral-emotional strategy common in Purāṇic literature: punishment includes psychological anguish tied to family relations.
No geographic site is identified; the focus is on experiential torment rather than place-name geography.
The verse underscores that unethical conduct is portrayed as harming not only the self but also one’s relational world through grief and fear.
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