Varaha Purana 210.46 — Adhyaya 210, Shloka 46
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
प्राप्नुयादीप्सितान्कामान्पापैर्मुक्तो यथासुखम् ॥ यः कुर्याद्धर्मसंयुक्तं विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥
prāpnuyād īpsitān kāmān pāpair mukto yathāsukham | yaḥ kuryād dharma-saṃyuktaṃ viśuddhenāntarātmanā ||
“Malaya sa mga kasalanan, matatamo ng tao ang ninanais na mga layon nang may kaginhawahan—kung isasagawa niya ang nakaugnay sa dharma, taglay ang dalisay na panloob na sarili.”
Yama
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":"None","instruction_summary":"Perform dharma with a purified inner self (viśuddha antar-ātman); then one becomes free of sin and attains desired aims smoothly.","karmic_consequence":"Innerly pure dharmic action yields pāpa-mukti and fulfillment of legitimate desires (iṣṭa-kāma); impure motive undermines fruit and sustains bondage."}
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"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: āśā
Type: ethical instruction (unspecified)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 210.49 (kriyā-kāra-niyoga taught for pāpa-vināśa)
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FAQs
It connects outward practice with inward moral psychology (viśuddha antarātman), a theme shared across Dharma literature and later ethical-theological synthesis.
No geographic location is referenced here.
Actions should be dharma-aligned and motivated by a purified inner disposition; moral efficacy is linked to both conduct and intention.
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