Varaha Purana 174.46 — Adhyaya 174, Shloka 46
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
असद्भ्यः प्रतिगृह्णाति नास्तिकेभ्यो विशेषतः ॥ स पापो जायते प्रेत आहारादिविवर्जितः ॥
asadbhyaḥ pratigṛhṇāti nāstikebhyo viśeṣataḥ || sa pāpo jāyate preta āhārādivivarjitaḥ ||
Ang tumatanggap ng kaloob o suporta mula sa masasama—lalo na sa mga di-naniniwala—ay nagiging makasalanan; siya’y muling isisilang bilang preta, salat sa pagkain at iba pang pangangailangan.
Varāha (default dialogue frame)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"dana","instruction_summary":"Accepting gifts/support from the wicked—especially nāstikas—is sinful and results in preta-birth marked by deprivation.","karmic_consequence":"Reborn as a preta, specifically deprived of food and necessities (āhārādi-vivarjita)."}
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":"ethical discernment (śuddhi)","core_concept":"The moral quality of one’s sustenance and support shapes inner purity; tainted patronage binds one to suffering and lack.","practical_application":"Practice careful acceptance (pratigraha-viveka): prefer righteous sources of support; refuse corrupt or faith-hostile patronage."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma and Afterlife","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: dāna/āhāra-śuddhi ethics (general)
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 174.46-49 (same preta-causes sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Lord Varāha (as teacher) instructs about refusing gifts from the wicked and nāstikas; a preta figure appears emaciated and foodless as the karmic outcome.","item_prompts":["Varaha in dignified teaching posture (anthropomorphic boar-headed form)","Bhu/earth presence implied as listener (globe/earth goddess motif)","wicked donor offering a gift pouch","gesture of refusal","preta shown thin and reaching for absent food","simple hermitage or discourse setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Varaha as boar-faced Viṣṇu teaching, earthy palette, donor figure subdued, preta as dark gaunt outline, sacred calm maintained.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Varaha with gold-leaf ornaments and halo, gift pouch highlighted, refusal mudrā, preta rendered in muted tones, ornate arch framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant Varaha iconography, fine jewelry, soft background, moral clarity through gesture, understated preta.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang scene with Varaha teacher, donor at side, preta in corner as caution, delicate landscape/architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic with moral gravity","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, restrained"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ethical discourse where social transactions (especially receiving gifts) are framed as karmically consequential, a theme common in Dharmaśāstra-influenced literature.
No specific location is named in this verse.
Exercise discernment in accepting support or gifts; harmful associations and unethical sources are presented as leading to negative karmic outcomes.
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