Varaha Purana 203.28: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 28
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
परिभूताऽविज्ञाता नष्टचित्ता अकीर्त्तयः ॥ अनर्च्याश्चाप्यनर्हाश्च स्वपक्षे ह्यवमानिताः
paribhūtā avijñātā naṣṭacittā akīrttayaḥ || anarchyāś cāpy anarhāś ca svapakṣe hy avamānitāḥ
เขาย่อมถูกดูหมิ่นและไม่เป็นที่รู้จัก จิตใจพินาศ ไร้เกียรติคุณ; ไม่ควรแก่การบูชาและไม่สมควรได้รับเกียรติ แม้ในพวกของตนเองก็ยังถูกเหยียดหยาม
Varāha (default, 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,"topic":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"Those who live by envy and abusive conduct lose honor, recognition, and mental steadiness; governance and community norms should deny them public honor and correct them.","karmic_consequence":"Loss of kīrti (repute) and social standing follows vice; restoration requires reform, otherwise contempt persists even among one’s own group."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ethics / Mind","core_concept":"Adharma erodes citta (mental integrity) and kīrti (good name); honor is not merely status but a reflection of inner alignment with dharma.","practical_application":"Guard reputation by guarding conduct: avoid envy, cultivate humility, seek correction, and keep company with the honorable."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Order","Reputation"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: social-ethical domain
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 203.28–29 (vice and rebirth); Varāha Purāṇa 203.32 (kin rejection)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fallen figure: once part of a group, now insulted, ignored, mentally shaken, denied worship/honor, and despised even by his own faction.","item_prompts":["solitary figure with downcast posture","group turning away (non-recognition)","broken garland or fallen crown (lost honor)","whispering faction members (svapakṣa contempt)","Varāha teaching in the background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive eyes and gestures; the disgraced man in muted tones; surrounding figures in brighter attire turning away; Varāha as moral anchor.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded central Varāha; lower register shows the dishonored man without ornaments; strong iconographic contrast between honor and dishonor.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: subtle facial expressions; emphasis on psychological ‘naṣṭacitta’; restrained palette, elegant composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate court scene; delicate depiction of social exclusion; narrative clarity with minimal props (fallen garland)."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Reflective admonition","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, compassionate but corrective"}
FAQs
The verse documents an ethics of reputation (kīrti/apakīrti) central to classical Indian social thought, where moral failure is mirrored by loss of communal recognition.
No location is mentioned; the content concerns social status and moral consequence.
Unethical behavior culminates in dishonor and exclusion—even among one’s own associates—so preserve integrity to maintain social standing.
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