Varaha Purana 200.58 — Adhyaya 200, Shloka 58
Description of the Forms of Infernal Torments
Naraka Yātanās
ततश्च पक्षिणां योनिं सर्वां सन्तरते पुनः ॥ गयोनाु तु ततो गत्वा पुनर्मानुषतां व्रजेत्
tataś ca pakṣiṇāṃ yoniṃ sarvāṃ santarate punaḥ || goyonau tu tato gatvā punarmānuṣatāṃ vrajet
แล้วต่อมาเขาย่อมข้ามผ่านครรภ์ทั้งปวงในหมู่นกอีกครั้ง; ครั้นไปสู่ครรภ์ของโคแล้ว จึงกลับได้ภาวะเป็นมนุษย์อีกครั้ง
Varāha (default framework)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala / gradation of births","core_concept":"The jīva ‘crosses’ (santarate) multiple yonis—birds, then cow—before returning to human status, indicating karmic maturation and residual momentum.","practical_application":"Value human birth as an opportunity for dharma and self-discipline; avoid demerit that prolongs non-human wandering; practice compassion toward animals as fellow travelers in saṃsāra."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: cosmological/ethical itinerary
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 200.63–67 (continuous ladder of rebirth and ethical consequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequential tableau: the jīva passes through bird-wombs, then enters a cow-womb, and finally rises again into a human form—like stepping stones across existence.","item_prompts":["flight of birds as successive births","a cow as transitional yoni","a human figure emerging at the end","a subtle thread/light linking forms","cosmic backdrop suggesting continuity"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural triptych: birds panel, cow panel, human panel; bold outlines, rhythmic repetition; didactic captions implied by composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: three framed vignettes with gold borders; central cow vignette emphasized; embossed halos for the jīva-thread.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant sequential narrative with fine shading; gentle pastoral cow scene transitioning to human society scene.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with birds in sky, cow in meadow, human near a village shrine; delicate storytelling."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, instructive","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, narrative"}
FAQs
It provides evidence of Purāṇic narrative mapping of rebirth across species categories, useful for comparative studies of Indian cosmological anthropology.
No geographic place is named; “yoni” refers to species-birth, not location.
Human life is framed as a later attainment after many transitions, implying the value of ethical use of human agency.
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