Varaha Purana 167.3 — Adhyaya 167, Shloka 3
The Glory of the Viśrānti Tīrtha and the Account of a Rākṣasa’s Liberation
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ उज्जयिन्यामभूद्विप्रः सदाचारविवर्जितः ॥ न स पूजयते देवान्न स साधून् नमस्यति ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || ujjayinyām abhūd vipraḥ sadācāravivarjitaḥ || na sa pūjayate devān na sa sādhūn namasyati ||
شری وراہ نے فرمایا: “اُجّینی میں ایک برہمن رہتا تھا جو نیک آداب سے خالی تھا۔ نہ وہ دیوتاؤں کی پوجا کرتا تھا اور نہ ہی نیک لوگوں کو نمسکار کرتا تھا۔”
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":"curious","key_question":"How does abandonment of sadācāra (right conduct)—especially neglect of devas and sādhus—shape a person’s moral fall and future fate?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"A brāhmaṇa must uphold sadācāra, honoring devas and bowing to sādhus; neglect of these marks adharma and social-spiritual decline.","karmic_consequence":"Neglect of deva-sādhu-vandana leads to loss of puṇya, social disrepute, and eligibility for painful post-mortem outcomes described later in such narratives."}
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":"dharma-ethics","core_concept":"Sadācāra and reverence (deva-pūjā, sādhu-namaskāra) are foundational supports of inner purification and social order.","practical_application":"Maintain daily acts of reverence—worship, respectful salutations, and service to the virtuous—to prevent gradual ethical erosion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Sacred geography","Social conduct"]
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: ancient city / sacred-royal center
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 167 (continuing narrative of the fallen brāhmaṇa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha, as divine narrator, describes a brāhmaṇa in Ujjayinī who ignores temple worship and refuses to bow to saints, moving through sacred spaces with indifference.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated as teacher","Ujjayinī cityscape/temple silhouette","brāhmaṇa with careless posture","sādhus being ignored","unlit altar or unattended shrine"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha as dignified upadeśaka with ornate crown and jewelry; muted Ujjayinī temple backdrop; the brāhmaṇa shown turning away from sādhus; rich reds/ochres, clear facial expressions.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha with gold-leaf aura, seated in teaching pose; small vignette of Ujjayinī shrine at side; brāhmaṇa refusing namaskāra; heavy ornamentation and embossed halo.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework; Varāha calm and authoritative; narrative panel showing the brāhmaṇa passing a sanctum without offering; soft shading and elegant textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside-like stylization of city and shrine; delicate figures; Varāha as storyteller; brāhmaṇa depicted with minimal reverence; pastel palette and lyrical composition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, didactic"}
FAQs
It situates an ethical exemplum within a named urban center (Ujjayinī), reflecting how Purāṇas anchor moral discourse in recognizable cultural geographies.
Ujjayinī—generally identified with modern Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), a major historic city in Sanskrit literature.
The verse frames ‘sadācāra’ as a defining standard; neglect of reverence and respect is presented as a marker of ethical decline.
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