Varaha Purana 62.19 — Adhyaya 62, Shloka 19
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
तं श्रुत्वा स मुनिस्तत्र साधु राजन्नथाब्रवीत् । असाधुरथ वा तिष्ठ तस्मात् कुष्ठित्वमागतः ॥ ६२.१९ ॥
taṃ śrutvā sa munis tatra sādhu rājann athābravīt | asādhur atha vā tiṣṭha tasmāt kuṣṭhitvam āgataḥ || 62.19 ||
ครั้นได้ฟังแล้ว ฤๅษีผู้นั้นกล่าว ณ ที่นั้นว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา ท่านเป็นผู้ประเสริฐ” แต่หากมิใช่ผู้ประเสริฐ ก็จงเป็นอยู่อย่างนั้นเถิด; เพราะเหตุนั้นโรคเรื้อนจึงบังเกิดขึ้น.
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not named in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Moral quality (sādhu/asādhu conduct) is causally linked to bodily affliction; wrongdoing ripens as disease, prompting correction and expiation.","karmic_consequence":"Sādhu conduct yields praise/inner stability; asādhu conduct results in karmic affliction—here, kuṣṭha (leprosy)—until rectified."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala causality","core_concept":"Adharma manifests as tangible suffering; ethical identity is not merely social but karmically operative.","practical_application":"Audit one’s actions (especially harms, deceit, disrespect to dharma/teachers), seek confession and corrective practice before consequences harden."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma and Consequence","Royal Conduct","Didactic Narrative"]
Primary Rasa: bhayānaka
Secondary Rasa: śānta (didactic)
Related Themes: Continuation into the king’s inquiry about the cause of kuṣṭha (next verse)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage pronounces a moral verdict to a king; the implication of leprosy as karmic consequence hangs over the scene.","item_prompts":["sage with stern-calm expression","king receiving admonition","subtle depiction of skin ailment or pallor (suggestive, not grotesque)","austere setting emphasizing judgment"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sage in composed authority, king slightly bowed; muted tones; symbolic shading on king’s skin to indicate affliction; minimal background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: guru figure with halo-like emphasis; king humbled; gold-leaf highlights on throne subdued to match admonitory mood.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: expressive faces; restrained depiction of disease; focus on moral gravity through posture—king’s shoulders lowered, sage’s hand in teaching gesture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate admonition scene; delicate lines; a quiet but intense moment—sage’s words ‘tasmāt kuṣṭhitvam’ conveyed through king’s startled gaze."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"grave, admonitory","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"firm, low, with weight on ‘asādhu’ and ‘kuṣṭhitvam’."}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: concise ethical evaluation (sādhu/asādhu) linked to bodily consequence, illustrating how moral discourse is embedded in story-form didactic literature.
No specific place-name is provided in this verse; the term 'tatra' (“there”) indicates a narrative setting established in surrounding verses.
The verse contrasts virtue (sādhu) and non-virtue (asādhu) and frames misfortune as a consequence within the narrative’s moral logic, emphasizing accountability in conduct, especially in relation to kingship.
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