Varaha Purana 202.61 — Adhyaya 202, Shloka 61
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
उच्छिष्टान्नप्रदातारं पापाचारमधार्मिकम् ॥ अङ्गारैः पचतां चैनं त्रीणि वर्षशतानि च ॥
ucchiṣṭānnapradātāraṃ pāpācāram adhārmikam || aṅgāraiḥ pacatāṃ cainaṃ trīṇi varṣaśatāni ca
ส่วนผู้ให้ข้าวอาหารที่เหลือเดน—ผู้ประพฤติบาปและไร้ธรรม—พึงถูกต้มย่างด้วยถ่านคุกรุ่น ตลอดสามร้อยปีด้วย
Varāha (default narrator-instructor in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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":"Food-ethics rule: one who gives ucchiṣṭa (leftover/impure food) as a practice is condemned as adhārmika and incurs severe punishment.","karmic_consequence":"Cooked by embers for three hundred years—an explicit naraka-like retribution for impurity and disrespect in giving."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma of dāna and śauca","core_concept":"Giving is not automatically meritorious; impure giving (ucchiṣṭa-dāna) becomes a sin when it violates dignity/purity norms.","practical_application":"Offer clean, respectfully prepared food; treat recipients with honor; align charity with purity and compassion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Conduct","Karma and Rebirth"]
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: otherworldly punitive realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 202.65-68 (karmic punishments and rebirth logic)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A punitive scene: the sinner associated with giving leftover food is shown being ‘cooked’ amid glowing embers for a long duration.","item_prompts":["glowing embers/charcoal bed","heat haze","dark infernal chamber","tormented figure","implements of punishment (tongs/iron pan) optional","contrast of food-bowl motif vs embers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, intense ember reds and blacks, stylized flames/embers, dramatic expression, moralistic framing with clear narrative focus.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central figure over embers with ornate border, gold-leaf highlights on sparks, symbolic bowl of leftover food in corner as narrative cue.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, controlled firelight, detailed ember texture, restrained but vivid chiaroscuro, emphasis on cautionary tone.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari, simplified infernal setting, strong red-orange embers, narrative clarity with a small motif of leftover food indicating the cause."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"severe, warning","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow with emphatic stress on ‘ucchiṣṭa’ and ‘trīṇi varṣaśatāni’","voice_tone":"stern, judicial"}
FAQs
Food-sharing norms and purity conventions are central to many Dharma and Purāṇic texts; this verse preserves a punitive rhetoric used to reinforce social-ethical boundaries.
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The verse treats unethical or degrading forms of giving as morally consequential, emphasizing responsibility in acts of provision and hospitality.
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