Varaha Purana 207.24 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 24
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
तिलान् गां च हिरण्यं च पृथिवीं चापि शाश्वतीम् ॥ ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति न गच्छन्ति न संशयः ॥
tilān gāṃ ca hiraṇyaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi śāśvatīm || brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchanti na gacchanti na saṃśayaḥ ||
যাঁরা ব্রাহ্মণদের তিল, গাভী, স্বর্ণ এবং স্থায়ী ভূমিও দান করেন, তাঁরা সেখানে যান না—এতে কোনো সন্দেহ নেই।
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":"Which specific gifts (dānas) are singled out as powerful enough to prevent descent to the punitive realm?"}
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":"Giving tila, a cow, gold, and enduring land to brāhmaṇas is declared a sure protection from that destination.","karmic_consequence":"Performance yields strong puṇya and avoidance of the stated realm; withholding/violating dāna-dharma implies loss of that protection."}
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":"karma-phala ethics","core_concept":"Material resources can be transmuted into spiritual merit through properly directed giving (especially to brāhmaṇas), shaping afterlife outcomes.","practical_application":"Undertake dāna with śraddhā and right recipients; treat wealth as stewardship for dharma rather than mere possession."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Economy","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: otherworldly realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207.25 (general dāna praise); Varāha Purāṇa 207.27 (ritual performance as exemption)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor offers sesame, a cow, gold, and a deed/plot of land to brāhmaṇas, while Yama affirms the certainty of its protective fruit.","item_prompts":["sesame seeds in a bowl","cow with garland","gold coins/ingot","land grant scroll or boundary markers","brāhmaṇas receiving with blessing gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized cow and ritual vessels, brāhmaṇas in white with sacred thread, donor in añjali, Yama as narrator-judge in the background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: lavish gold detailing on cow ornaments and vessels, donor and brāhmaṇas with embossed jewelry, land-grant scroll highlighted with gold leaf.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: balanced composition with soft colors, emphasis on ritual propriety—clean vessels, calm faces, blessing mudrā.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral cow scene with gentle landscape, narrative clarity—four gifts depicted as distinct icons around the central act of giving."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"formal, declarative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, confident"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic ‘dāna’ economy, where specific gifts (sesame, cow, gold, land) are culturally codified as high-merit donations in Brahmanical contexts.
No named geography; ‘pṛthivī’ here refers to land as a gift rather than the Earth as a cosmographic entity.
Generosity—particularly formally recognized gifts—is presented as a stabilizing moral practice with positive consequences.
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