Varaha Purana 207.23 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 23
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
न गच्छन्त्यत्र दातारः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥ शुश्रूषका मातृपित्रोर्न गच्छन्ति च ये नराः ॥
na gacchanty atra dātāraḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ || śuśrūṣakā mātṛpitrorn a gacchanti ca ye narāḥ ||
喜行布施、乐于一切众生安乐者，不至于此处；殷勤侍奉父母之人，也不至于此处。
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":"What concrete social virtues—charity for universal welfare and filial service—prevent one from reaching the punitive destination?"}
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":"Those devoted to giving for the welfare of all beings and those who diligently serve mother and father do not go to that place.","karmic_consequence":"Charity oriented to sarva-bhūta-hita and filial piety avert the stated post-mortem suffering; neglect implies vulnerability to that fate."}
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 as relational ethics","core_concept":"Dharma is not only ritual; it is enacted through compassion in giving and reverent service to one’s parents, generating protective puṇya.","practical_application":"Practice regular giving with universal intent; maintain attentive care and respect toward parents as a daily discipline."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Duty","Caregiving"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: otherworldly realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.24, 207.26-27 (parallel exemptions via other virtues)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Yama declares that generous benefactors and devoted caregivers to parents do not enter the punitive realm.","item_prompts":["Yama teaching gesture","a donor offering food/coins","parents seated receiving service (washing feet, offering seat)","a closed or barred gate to the dark realm"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative band showing dāna to the needy and śuśrūṣā to parents, with Yama centrally instructing, bold contours and warm tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded central Yama, side medallions of dāna and parent-service, heavy ornamentation and bright textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant domestic scene of filial service contrasted with austere Yama-court backdrop, fine shading and calm expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate household vignette of caregiving, lyrical composition, with a symbolic dark doorway in the distance that remains unentered."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn yet reassuring","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, compassionate"}
FAQs
It highlights household-centered ethics—charity and parental care—as central moral goods in Purāṇic social thought.
None; the verse is normative and social rather than geographic.
Promote the welfare of all beings through giving and practice attentive care for one’s parents.
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