Varaha Purana 202.47: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 47
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
इमं ह्यानृतितकं दुष्टं क्षेत्रहारकमेव च ॥ स्वकर्म दुष्कृतं यावत्तावद्दुःखं भुनक्त्वसौ
imaṃ hyānṛtikaṃ duṣṭaṃ kṣetrahārakam eva ca || svakarma duṣkṛtaṃ yāvat tāvad duḥkhaṃ bhunaktv asau
แท้จริง คนมุสาอันชั่วนี้—และผู้ฉกชิงที่ดินก็เช่นกัน—ตราบใดที่กรรมชั่วของตนยังคงผลอยู่ ตราบนั้นเขาย่อมเสวยทุกข์
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; seeking clarity on ethical order and karmic retribution","key_question":"What is the karmic fate of a liar and a land-stealer, and how long does his suffering last?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"instruction_summary":"Anṛta (lying) and kṣetra-haraṇa (stealing land) are grievous sins that inevitably mature into proportionate suffering until the karma is exhausted.","karmic_consequence":"Perpetrator undergoes sustained duḥkha for as long as the evil act’s karmic potency remains; no immediate escape through denial or status."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-nyaya (moral causality)","core_concept":"Karma persists as a causal force; suffering continues precisely as long as the demerit remains operative.","practical_application":"Maintain satya and respect for boundaries/land-rights; avoid fraud in property matters; cultivate restitution and truthfulness to prevent long-term karmic fallout."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Property and land tenure","Karma and retribution"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 202.54-57 (punitive durations and rebirth impairments as continuation of this sin-fruit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine instructor pronounces judgment on the liar and land-grabber; the sinner is shown shadowed by karmic consequence (chains, dark aura), with Earth listening as witness.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated or standing in teaching posture","Bhū-devī attentive, hands folded","a boundary-stone/field-map symbolizing stolen land","a figure with a forked tongue or broken oath-scroll symbolizing anṛta","dark karmic aura or Yama-like attendants in the background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; Varāha with serene yet stern mukha-bhāva, Bhū-devī in green/earth tones; symbolic boundary-stone and scroll; flat decorative flora.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with gold-leaf halo around Varāha; embossed ornaments; Bhū-devī as witness; small vignette of a field boundary being moved; rich reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style fine linework; restrained gold; Varāha teaching gesture (vyākhyāna-mudrā); Bhū-devī listening; subtle depiction of land deed/marker.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: intimate dialogue setting; stylized hills/riverbank; Varāha instructing; Bhū-devī seated; symbolic field boundary and oath-scroll in foreground."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory, judicial","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"grave, clipped enunciation on key condemnatory terms (anṛta, duṣṭa, kṣetra-hāraka)."}
FAQs
It preserves a moral-legal view of land rights and social stability, echoing broader Indic concerns about boundary, ownership, and truthful conduct.
No geographic site is named; “kṣetra” refers generally to arable land/fields.
Fraud and land-theft are presented as enduring causes of suffering proportional to the wrongdoing.
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