Varaha Purana 203.29: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 29
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
त्यक्त्वा मित्राणि मित्रेषु ज्ञातिभिश्च निराकृताः ॥ लोकदोषकराश्चैव लोकद्वेष्याश्च ये नराः
tyaktvā mitrāṇi mitreṣu jñātibhiś ca nirākṛtāḥ || lokadoṣakarāś caiva lokadveṣyāś ca ye narāḥ
ละทิ้งมิตร—แม้อยู่ท่ามกลางมิตร—และถูกญาติพี่น้องปฏิเสธ คนเหล่านั้นย่อมเป็นเหตุให้เกิดโทษในสังคม และเป็นที่ชังของชาวโลก
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":"Men who betray friendship and are rejected by kin become public nuisances; society and rulers should treat betrayal and social-harm as punishable/curable faults.","karmic_consequence":"Breach of trust yields isolation (loss of friends/kin) and public hatred; sustained harm invites escalating karmic and legal repercussions."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Social dharma","core_concept":"Trust (viśvāsa) is a dharmic bond; betrayal fractures one’s social body, producing both inner exile and outer hatred.","practical_application":"Maintain loyalty, repair conflicts early, and avoid becoming a ‘doṣakara’ by gossip, sabotage, or factionalism."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Kinship and Society","Social Harm"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: community/kinship ethics setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 203.31 (contempt even within one’s faction); Varāha Purāṇa 203.33 (escalation into fatal consequences)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A narrative of social severance: the man turns away from friends; kinsmen reject him; the public marks him as a source of trouble and hatred.","item_prompts":["two friends separated by a gesture of refusal","kinsmen pointing away (banishment)","village/city crowd showing disapproval","symbols of broken alliance (split handshake, torn cloth)","Varāha as moral narrator"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic gestures of rejection; layered crowd scene; strong narrative clarity with stylized architecture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted Varāha; side panels of broken friendship and kin rejection; ornate but morally legible composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly refinement; focus on interpersonal drama; gentle shading to show emotional distance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate, storybook separation scene; expressive faces; landscape framing the exile-like isolation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Stern, socially conscious","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, declarative, emphasizing relational terms (mitra, jñāti)"}
FAQs
It illustrates the Purāṇic concern with kinship networks and social reciprocity, where betrayal and harmful behavior result in communal repudiation.
No geographic identification occurs in this verse.
Maintain loyalty and non-harm within social bonds; otherwise one becomes socially rejected and publicly detested.
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