Varaha Purana 210.62 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 62
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
तत्त्वार्थं वेत्ति यः सम्यक्पुरुषं प्रकृतिं तथा ॥ ज्ञात्वा वा यो न मुह्येत पदं प्राप्नोति शाश्वतम् ॥
tattvārthaṃ vetti yaḥ samyak puruṣaṃ prakṛtiṃ tathā || jñātvā vā yo na muhyeta padaṃ prāpnoti śāśvatam ||
ผู้ใดรู้ความหมายแห่งสัจธรรมโดยถูกต้อง คือ ปุรุษะและประกริติ และเมื่อรู้แล้วไม่หลงมัวเมา ผู้นั้นย่อมบรรลุสภาวะอันเป็นนิรันดร์
Yama (contextual continuation from 210.1)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Though not naming Varāha, the teaching aligns with Purāṇic synthesis: discriminative knowledge of Puruṣa and Prakṛti dissolves delusion; the ‘boar’ as cosmic discerner can be read as the power that lifts the jīva from prakṛtic mire.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None explicit; implicit ‘lifting’ motif transposed from Earth-uddhāra to jīva-uddhāra via tattva-jñāna.","vedantic_connection":"Sāṃkhya categories (Puruṣa/Prakṛti) used soteriologically; also compatible with Vedāntic viveka: non-delusion (amoha) leads to śāśvata-pada (mokṣa)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"metaphysics leading to liberation","core_concept":"Right knowledge of tattva—discerning Puruṣa from Prakṛti—removes moha and yields the eternal state (śāśvata-pada).","practical_application":"Cultivate tattva-viveka through study, contemplation, and detachment; observe mind’s identification with prakṛti and return to witnessing consciousness."}
Subject Matter: ["Philosophy","Soteriology","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: otherworldly realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: liberation-oriented passages where jñāna supersedes mere expiation (contextual continuation of Yama’s upadeśa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Yama teaches metaphysical discrimination: Puruṣa as luminous witness distinct from Prakṛti as the field of guṇas; the seeker, no longer deluded, steps toward an eternal, radiant ‘pada’.","item_prompts":["two contrasted principles: luminous still figure (Puruṣa) and dynamic nature motif (Prakṛti/guṇas)","Yama instructing with raised hand","seeker with dawning light at forehead","path leading to radiant gate/lotus labeled śāśvata-pada","subtle guṇa symbols (sattva/rajas/tamas colors)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: symbolic duality—Puruṣa in serene gold-white, Prakṛti in swirling tri-color guṇa patterns; Yama as teacher at side; strong iconographic clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf ‘śāśvata-pada’ aura; embossed guṇa motifs; central luminous Puruṣa contrasted with ornate Prakṛti patterns.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined allegory with soft transitions; emphasize contemplative faces and subtle symbolism of guṇas.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic landscape allegory—still moonlike Puruṣa above, flowing river/forest as Prakṛti below; seeker crossing a bridge to a bright pavilion (eternal state)."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, luminous, with emphasis on tattvārtha, puruṣa, prakṛti, śāśvatam"}
FAQs
It shows Purāṇic adoption of Sāṃkhya-style categories (puruṣa/prakṛti) to articulate a liberation-oriented epistemology.
None; the verse concerns metaphysical categories rather than sacred geography.
Pursue accurate discernment of fundamental principles to avoid delusion and orient life toward enduring well-being.
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