Varaha Purana 162.44 — Adhyaya 162, Shloka 44
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
नान्यत्र तव संशुद्धिः कदाचित्पितृघातिनः ॥ कल्पग्रामं परित्यज्य तत्क्षणादेव निःसृतः ॥
nānyatra tava saṃśuddhiḥ kadācitpitṛghātinaḥ || kalpagrāmaṃ parityajya tatkṣaṇādeva niḥsṛtaḥ
‘Para sa iyo—na pumatay sa ama—walang paglilinis saanman.’ Pagkaraang talikuran ang Kalpagrāma, siya’y umalis sa mismong sandaling iyon.
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":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"Cakratīrtha","parikrama_context":"Bathing at a named tīrtha functions as a fixed devotional station often included in local tīrtha-cakra/parikramā circuits, though parikramā is not explicit here.","krishna_connection":"Cakra (Viṣṇu’s discus) anticipates Vaiṣṇava sacrality later central in Mathurā-Vraja; indirect foreshadowing of Kṛṣṇa’s region as Viṣṇu’s own field."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Maintain disciplined tīrtha-practice: constant bathing and austerity, avoiding begging and food-seeking as part of expiatory restraint.","karmic_consequence":"Steady niyama at a tīrtha supports purification and mental steadiness; breaking discipline (greed/begging/indulgence) undermines prāyaścitta efficacy."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","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":"sādhana (discipline)","core_concept":"Purification is sustained practice—regularity (nitya-snāna) plus restraint (non-begging, non-seeking).","practical_application":"Adopt a consistent daily practice at a chosen sacred/quiet place; pair ritual acts with ethical restraint and simplicity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Geography","Law and Atonement"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vairāgya
Type: tīrtha / bathing ghat
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 162.51–52 (household support enabling the ascetic’s discipline)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At Cakratīrtha, an austere man repeatedly bathes; he refuses alms and does not go out for food, living in strict restraint by the water’s edge.","item_prompts":["river/pond ghat","disc (cakra) emblem on a shrine/stone","ascetic with wet cloth","water pot (kamaṇḍalu)","quiet dawn light"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: serene ghat with stylized waves, small cakra emblem shrine, ascetic in repeated snāna posture, muted devotional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: cakra emblem highlighted with gold, luminous water surface, ascetic figure centered, ornate arch framing the tīrtha.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: soft dawn ambience, detailed ghat steps, calm facial expression, emphasis on restraint and stillness.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical riverscape, minimal architecture, cakra symbol on a rock, narrative calm with cool tones."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"austere and contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"calm, restrained, even"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic engagement with dharma-śāstric ideas of transgression and purification, while anchoring the narrative in named places.
Kalpagrāma is named; its precise modern identification is uncertain without additional contextual passages and regional manuscript traditions.
The passage frames moral transgression as requiring specific forms of remediation, linking ethics to movement through sacred landscapes.
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