Varaha Purana 176.90 — Adhyaya 176, Shloka 90
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
तत्सत्यं मम सञ्जातमगम्यागमपातकम् ॥ तत्पापस्य विशुद्ध्यर्थं देहत्यागं करोमि वै ॥
tatsatyaṃ mama sañjātam agamyāgamapātakam || tatpāpasya viśuddhyarthaṃ dehatyāgaṃ karomi vai
Tunay ngang nagkatotoo sa akin: ang kasalanang bunga ng bawal na pakikipaglapit. Upang luminis mula sa pagkakasalang iyon, tunay na iiwan ko ang aking katawan.
Unspecified (default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue; immediate speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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":"None","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":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Illicit sexual approach (agamya-gamana) is confessed as a grave sin; the speaker proposes deha-tyāga as self-imposed expiation.","karmic_consequence":"Confession signals moral awakening; however, deha-tyāga as prāyaścitta is ethically fraught—traditional dharma more often prescribes regulated penances; rash self-destruction can compound adharma if done from despair rather than dharmic authorization."}
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":"ethics-and-intent","core_concept":"Recognition of pāpa is the first step, but purification must be guided by dharma rather than impulsive self-harm; intention (bhāva) shapes karmic outcome.","practical_application":"Seek counsel from a qualified guru/śāstra for appropriate prāyaścitta; replace despair with disciplined atonement and restraint."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Purification"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Type: narrative-confessional space (assembly/āśrama)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa adhyāya 176: confession and ensuing guidance (implied continuation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A remorseful man confesses an illicit sin and declares intent to abandon his body as purification.","item_prompts":["penitent figure with downcast eyes","gesture of self-condemnation","listeners (sages) attentive","austere setting","symbolic shadow/dark aura representing pāpa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Dramatic but restrained: penitent in foreground, sages in calm composure; strong color contrast to show inner turmoil.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold background with the penitent rendered smaller; sages luminous; visual contrast between darkness of guilt and radiance of dharma.","mysore_prompt":"Psychological realism; subdued palette; emphasis on facial expression and posture of remorse.","pahari_prompt":"Expressive miniature: penitent seated apart; sages under a tree; delicate depiction of emotional tension."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"penitential, grave","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"heavy, introspective"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic ethical idiom where moral fault (pātaka) is framed alongside purification strategies, illustrating how narrative confession and expiation themes circulate in late-classical Sanskrit literature.
No specific location is named in this verse; the surrounding passage (later verses) turns to tīrthas associated with Mathurā and other sites.
Acknowledgement of wrongdoing and the pursuit of purification (viśuddhi) are foregrounded as the ethical response.
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