Varaha Purana 112.13: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 13
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
कपिला या पिङ्गलाक्षी सूर्यसौख्यप्रदायिनी ॥ सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदा धेनुः कपिलानन्तरूपिणी ॥
kapilā yā piṅgalākṣī sūrya-saukhyapradāyinī || siddhi-buddhipradā dhenuḥ kapilānantarūpiṇī ||
تلك البقرة كابيلا، ذاتُ العينينِ العسليّتَين، يُقال إنها تمنح السعادةَ المرتبطةَ بالشمس؛ وهي واهبةُ السِّدهي والبُدّهي—كابيلا ذاتُ الأشكالِ التي لا نهايةَ لها.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Kapilā-dhenu is praised as a supremely meritorious gift, conferring auspicious solar well-being, siddhi, and buddhi upon the donor.","karmic_consequence":"Proper gifting of a Kapilā cow yields upliftment, clarity of intellect, and auspicious merit; neglecting such meritorious dāna forfeits these fruits."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala (ethics of giving)","core_concept":"Dāna of a ritually ideal object (Kapilā-dhenu) becomes a vehicle for inner refinement (buddhi) and worldly-spiritual accomplishment (siddhi).","practical_application":"When performing go-dāna, select a dhenu meeting praised lakṣaṇas and give with reverence and right intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.14–17 (continuation on Kapilā-lakṣaṇas and acceptance rules)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as dharma-instructor extols the Kapilā cow: tawny-eyed, radiant, embodying many forms, bestowing solar happiness, siddhi and buddhi.","item_prompts":["Kapilā cow with pīṅgala (tawny) eyes","soft solar halo or Sūrya emblem behind","Varāha in teaching posture (not boar-form emphasis)","gift-giving setting with kusa grass and water-pot"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette: Varāha as divine teacher beside a luminous Kapilā cow; flat decorative background with Sūrya-disc motif; ornate jewelry, calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Kapilā cow with embossed gold halo; Varāha blessing gesture; rich reds/greens; gold-leaf highlights on Sūrya-disc and ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework; Kapilā cow rendered naturalistically with warm tawny eyes; Varāha seated with palm-leaf/śāstra; subdued radiance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral setting; Kapilā cow foreground; Varāha as sage-like instructor; soft hills and a stylized sun above, gentle adbhuta tone."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"laudatory and calm","suggested_raga":"Sūryakānt (or a bright morning raga such as Bhairav)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, reverent"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic valuation of specific gifts (here, the Kapilā cow) and the symbolic economy of merit (siddhi, buddhi) in Sanskrit dharma discourse.
No geographic site is named; the imagery is symbolic and cosmological (association with the Sun).
It commends a culturally valued form of gifting (dāna) by associating it with intellectual and spiritual benefits.
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