Varaha Purana 155.34 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 34
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अमावस्यां महारक्षः श्राद्धं कृत्वा स्त्रियां व्रजेत् ॥ तेन पापेन लिप्येऽहं यद्यहं नागमे पुनः ॥
amāvasyāṃ mahārakṣaḥ śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā striyāṃ vrajet | tena pāpena lipye 'haṃ yady ahaṃ nāgame punaḥ ||
O dakilang tagapagtanggol, kung sa araw ng amāvasyā (bagong buwan) ay magsagawa ng śrāddha at pagkatapos ay pumunta sa isang babae—nawa’y madungisan ako ng kasalanang iyon kung hindi ako muling darating.
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
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":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"After performing śrāddha on amāvasyā, one should avoid sexual intercourse/going to a woman; it is treated as a defiling transgression.","karmic_consequence":"Incurs pāpa that vitiates the śrāddha’s purity; the speaker binds himself by oath to be tainted by that sin if he fails to return/appear."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"Amāvasyā","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":"niyama (self-restraint)","core_concept":"Ritual acts require congruent conduct; sense-control safeguards the sanctity of offerings to ancestors.","practical_application":"On śrāddha days—especially amāvasyā—observe brahmacarya/continence and maintain śauca before and after rites."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.36 (commensality breach); Varāha Purāṇa 155.38 (bathing rules on key tithis)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household śrāddha on new-moon day: offerings and piṇḍas prepared; the speaker warns against post-rite sensual indulgence, sealing it with an oath.","item_prompts":["amāvasyā night-sky motif","piṇḍa offerings","water vessel (kalaśa)","kusha grass","a couple kept at distance to signify restraint","oath gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: indoor śrāddha setting with ritual items neatly arranged; the instructor figure in dignified stance, subdued palette conveying restraint.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central ritual altar with gold accents; the admonishing figure prominent; symbolic crescent/dark moon motif in backdrop.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed ritual paraphernalia, calm faces; emphasize purity and controlled emotion.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: domestic courtyard scene, delicate narrative cues showing separation and discipline after the rite."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere-instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"firm, restrained"}
FAQs
It reflects ritual-discipline norms surrounding śrāddha and calendrical observances (amāvasyā), emphasizing conduct considered appropriate immediately after ancestral rites.
No geographic location is identified.
It presents a norm of restraint and propriety in the context of śrāddha observance, framed through an oath-like conditional curse.
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