Varaha Purana 210.60 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 60
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
यम उवाच ॥ देवर्षे श्रूयतां पुण्यं यद्ब्रवीषि महामुने ॥ त्वदुक्त्या मे कथयतः शृणुष्वावहितोऽनघ ॥
yama uvāca || devarṣe śrūyatāṃ puṇyaṃ yad bravīṣi mahāmune || tvaduktyā me kathayataḥ śṛṇuṣvāvahito'nagha ||
ยมกล่าวว่า: โอ้เทวฤๅษี โอ้มหามุนี ขอให้คำสอนอันเป็นบุญที่ท่านกล่าวนั้นได้ถูกรับฟัง ตามถ้อยคำของท่าน เมื่อเรากล่าวอธิบาย จงฟังด้วยความตั้งใจเถิด โอ้ผู้ปราศจากมลทิน
Yama
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"narrative framing for dharma-upadeśa","core_concept":"Śravaṇa with avadhāna (attentiveness) is required for receiving meritorious instruction; authority is established through dialogue.","practical_application":"Approach teachings with humility and focused listening; treat dharma discourse as puṇya-generating when properly received."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Didactic Dialogue","Soteriology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: otherworldly realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: Yama-dharma discourse sequence beginning here (210.210.x)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Yama begins a formal discourse, addressing a devarṣi/mahāmune in a court-like setting, inviting attentive listening to a meritorious teaching.","item_prompts":["Yama seated on throne","daṇḍa (staff) and pāśa (noose) as attributes","attentive sage/devarṣi with folded hands","court attendants or subtle guardians","aura of solemn judgment hall"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Yama with dark-green/blue complexion, ornate crown; symmetrical court composition; sage in respectful posture; warm lamp-lit ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf throne and halo; richly ornamented Yama; sage with palm-leaf manuscript motif to signal discourse.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant court scene with refined expressions; emphasize calm authority rather than terror; detailed textiles and jewelry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact narrative court; stylized architecture; Yama and sage in dialogue with minimal attendants."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, declarative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"authoritative, measured, with clear address-phrases (devarṣe, mahāmune)"}
FAQs
It signals a formal shift into a didactic section using a dialogue frame, a hallmark of Purāṇic pedagogy for transmitting ethical and philosophical material.
No location is referenced; the verse functions as a narrative preface.
Attentive listening and careful transmission of teaching are presented as integral to receiving and conveying moral knowledge.
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