Varaha Purana 135.31 — Adhyaya 135, Shloka 31
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
श्वानोच्छिष्टं तु यो दद्यान्मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ पापं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि संसारे च महद्भयम् ॥
śvānocchiṣṭaṁ tu yo dadyān mama karma-parāyaṇaḥ || pāpaṁ tasya pravakṣyāmi saṁsāre ca mahad-bhayam ||
لیکن جو شخص—اگرچہ میرے مقررہ آچار کا دعویدار ہو—کتے کے اُچھِشٹ سے آلودہ چیز دوسروں کو دے، میں اس کے گناہ اور سنسار میں آنے والے بڑے خوف کو بیان کروں گا۔
Varāha
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":"alert, morally attentive","key_question":"What is the gravity and karmic danger of distributing dog-defiled remnants under the guise of devotion?"}
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":"Do not give to others items defiled by a dog; claiming devotion while violating purity is a serious wrongdoing with fearful saṃsāric consequences.","karmic_consequence":"Violation leads to declared pāpa and ‘mahad-bhaya’ in saṃsāra (severe karmic repercussions and degraded rebirth trajectory)."}
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 of intention and integrity","core_concept":"External markers of devotion do not excuse adharma; hypocrisy (bhakti-claim with impure conduct) intensifies fault.","practical_application":"Align devotional identity with scrupulous care in what one offers or shares; treat offerings/charity as sacred, not as disposal of impurity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Purity Codes"]
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 135.35–36 (specified rebirth sequence and eventual recovery)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha sternly warns against giving dog-defiled leftovers, exposing the danger of hypocritical ‘devotion’ masking impurity.","item_prompts":["Varāha with raised admonishing hand","a dog near discarded remnants","a recipient turning away or shocked","darkened aura around the defiled item to signify pāpa"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic Varāha with firm mudrā, stylized dog and remnants at the margin, strong contrast colors; moral tension emphasized through posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: imposing Varāha with gold halo, emphatic gesture; dog and remnants rendered symbolically; background deep red/black to convey warning.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: controlled drama—Varāha’s stern expression, careful depiction of dog and vessel; muted ominous shading around the defiled food.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette—courtyard scene with dog near leftovers, Varāha admonishing; expressive faces showing alarm and ethical gravity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory, grave","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, warning"}
FAQs
It preserves a social-ritual boundary marker typical of purity discourse, where food/remnant handling is treated as ethically consequential.
No location is identified.
Responsibility extends to what one distributes to others; negligence in purity is framed as a moral fault with wider consequences.
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