Varaha Purana 62.24: Adhyaya 62, Shloka 24
Instruction on the ‘Health Vow’ and the Rite of Solar Worship
इमं च दृष्ट्वा ते सूतो जले मग्नो नरोत्तम । प्रविष्टश्च पुनरिमं हर्तुमिच्छन्नराधिप । प्राप्तवानसि दुर्बुद्धे कुष्ठित्वं पापपूरुष ॥ ६२.२४ ॥
imaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā te sūto jale magno narottama | praviṣṭaś ca punar imaṃ hartum icchann arādhipa | prāptavān asi durbuddhe kuṣṭhitvaṃ pāpapūruṣa || 62.24 ||
เมื่อเห็นสิ่งนี้แล้ว โอผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่มนุษย์ สารถีของท่านได้จมลงในน้ำ ต่อมา โอผู้ครองมนุษย์ เขาได้ลงไปอีกครั้งด้วยความปรารถนาจะฉวยเอาสิ่งนี้ โอผู้มีปัญญาชั่ว โอคนบาป ท่านได้ประสบโรคเรื้อน (กุษฐะ) แล้ว۔
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"Same unspecified sacred waters/object referenced in 62.62.22–23"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Do not re-enter sacred waters with intent to seize/steal the sacred object; sacrilegious acquisitiveness at a tīrtha brings immediate bodily affliction.","karmic_consequence":"Transgression results in kuṣṭha (leprosy) as karmaphala; implied need for repentance/atonement and restoration of reverence."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma and intention (saṅkalpa)","core_concept":"The moral valence of an act hinges on intention: immersion for purification liberates; re-entry driven by grasping (hartuṃ icchan) binds and harms.","practical_application":"Cultivate non-appropriation at sacred sites; treat icons/manifestations as objects of worship, not possession; restrain royal/elite entitlement."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Narrative Causality (Karma-phala)","Royal Conduct","Transgression and Consequence"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: sacred water-body / ritual bathing site
Related Themes: 62.62.22–23 (liberative snāna when approached rightly); 62.62.25 (speech/delusion and virtue framing)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A charioteer sinks into sacred waters; a ruler/king watches as the man re-enters greedily to seize the sacred object, followed by the onset of leprosy as a visible curse.","item_prompts":["sacred pool/river","charioteer plunging","kingly figure on bank","gesture of grabbing","visual marks of kuṣṭha (spots/lesions) appearing","tense onlookers"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic composition—figures with expressive eyes; charioteer in water, king on bank; stylized depiction of affliction; strong contrasts to convey raudra/bhayānaka.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central action with ornate but stern divine-justice mood; gold used sparingly; emphasize the king’s regalia and the sudden blemishes of disease.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: narrative clarity—two-stage action (immersion, re-entry to seize); refined depiction of moral tension; subdued palette with sharp focus on faces/hands.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: storybook framing with landscape; king and attendants on bank; charioteer in water; delicate but clear sign of karmic consequence; dramatic sky tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"stern, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, admonitory, with sharp emphasis on 'hartuṃ icchan' and 'kuṣṭitvaṃ'"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a common Purāṇic narrative device: ethical transgression is presented as producing an immediate, legible consequence (here, a stigmatized illness), reinforcing social and moral norms within the text’s didactic storytelling.
No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it only mentions jala (“water”). Any location would need confirmation from surrounding verses in Adhyāya 62.
The verse frames wrongful intent—attempting to seize what should not be taken—as leading to adverse consequences, functioning as a cautionary statement about restraint and accountability.
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