Shloka 105
Description of the Māhātmya of Gokarṇeśvara and Jaleśvara (Śaileśvara) in the Śleṣmātaka Forest
तदक्षयं भवेद्दातुर्दानपुण्यफलं महत् ॥ तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन करणीयं च देवताः
tad akṣayaṃ bhaved dātur dāna-puṇya-phalaṃ mahat || tasmāt sarva-prayatnena karaṇīyaṃ ca devatāḥ
সে দান দাতার জন্য অক্ষয় হয়; দানের পুণ্যফল মহান। অতএব, হে দেবগণ, সর্বপ্রয়াসে এটি করা উচিত।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
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":"Gifts given in this context become akṣaya (imperishable) for the giver; therefore one should undertake dana with full effort.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields enduring merit and great dāna-puṇya; failure to act results in loss of an ‘imperishable’ opportunity."}
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 action (dharma-pravṛtti)","core_concept":"Right action done with effort and faith yields lasting results; procrastination is itself a spiritual loss.","practical_application":"Make dana a deliberate practice during pilgrimage—set aside a portion, give promptly, and do it with resolve."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: kṣetra associated with tīrtha-dāna
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 215.115 (dāna to dvijas at the snāna); Varāha Purāṇa 215.118 (kṣetra-śreṣṭhatva)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha (as divine instructor, not necessarily in boar-form) addressing a group of devas, while a symbolic ‘akṣaya’ motif (endless garland/light) hovers over an act of giving at a shrine.","item_prompts":["assembly of devas listening","teacher-figure gesturing","donor offering to dvija","lamp/flame symbolizing imperishable merit","tīrtha backdrop (water, steps, shrine)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: formal upadeśa scene—devas seated in rows; central instructor with abhaya/teaching gesture; stylized lamp of akṣaya merit; rich reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halo and ornaments for devas; prominent lamp and offering plate; architectural prabhāvali framing the instructor.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly assembly; soft gold accents; emphasis on calm faces and the offering gesture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang-like circle near a riverside shrine; delicate landscape; a continuous garland motif indicating akṣaya."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"exhortative yet calm","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"firm, encouraging, sermon-like"}
FAQs
It preserves the widespread Indian religious-literary concept of akṣaya merit—an enduring moral economy—often used to motivate patronage and charitable giving connected to pilgrimage sites.
No specific toponym appears in this verse; it functions as a general doctrinal claim within a localized tīrtha narrative.
Practice generosity conscientiously; the text frames giving as an enduring ethical act with long-term consequences for the agent.