Varaha Purana 62.14: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 14
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
राजा च तत्क्षणात् तेन शब्देन समपद्यत । कुष्ठी विगतवर्णश्च बलवीर्यविवर्जितः ॥ ६२.१४ ॥
rājā ca tatkṣaṇāt tena śabdena samapadyata | kuṣṭhī vigatavarṇaś ca balavīryavivarjitaḥ || 62.14 ||
และพระราชาก็ในทันขณะนั้นถูกครอบงำด้วยเสียงนั้น ทรงเป็นโรคเรื้อน สีผิวเสื่อม และปราศจากกำลังกับพลังกล้า
Varāha (default narrative frame; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"narakas","instruction_summary":"Adharmic appropriation or disrespect toward sacred power leads to bodily affliction and loss of royal vitality, foreshadowing hellish suffering if unatoned.","karmic_consequence":"Immediate disease (kuṣṭha), loss of luster, and depletion of strength; continued obstinacy leads to further downfall."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The king’s loss of varṇa (luster) and vīrya mirrors the withdrawal of tejas when dharma is breached; sovereignty without dharma becomes hollow.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Tejas as yajña-fire’s radiance; when rite/order is violated, ‘fire’ turns adverse—here manifesting as disease and debility.","vedantic_connection":"Karma-phala operates through subtle law; the body becomes the field where adharma ripens, urging return to dharma and knowledge."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma and kingship ethics","core_concept":"Rājatejas depends on dharma; when sacred order is violated, power and beauty decay.","practical_application":"Rulers (and leaders) must protect sacred trusts, consult sages, and restrain greed/curiosity toward forbidden objects."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karmic Causality","Narrative Literature"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: court/palace
Related Themes: 62.62.15 (grief and inquiry); 62.62.16 (Vasiṣṭha arrives)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king is struck by the same unseen utterance; his skin pales and mottles, his posture slackens, and attendants recoil in alarm.","item_prompts":["king clutching body in shock","pallor/mottled skin संकेत","fallen charioteer in background (optional continuity)","courtiers distressed"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: expressive facial change, symbolic discoloration, attendants with anjali or भय-मुद्रा, strong narrative clarity.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: king’s diminished aura contrasted with gold background; emphasize loss of radiance by reducing halo/shine around him.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced complexion shift, delicate sorrowful expressions, detailed court setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simplified court scene, poignant focus on the king’s altered face and drooping stance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave, compassionate","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"somber, weighty"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative device where an utterance (śabda) or spoken act is depicted as producing immediate consequences, illustrating moral causality within Sanskrit literary culture.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; it focuses on an immediate personal transformation of the king.
The verse emphasizes the potency and consequences of speech/utterance (śabda) and frames sudden affliction as a narrative marker of moral or causal repercussion.
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