Varaha Purana 207.30 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 30
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
रूपं वा धनधान्यं वा ह्यायुश्च कुलमेव वा ॥ प्राप्यते येन दानेन तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत
rūpaṃ vā dhanadhānyaṃ vā hy āyuś ca kulam eva vā || prāpyate yena dānena tan mamācakṣva suvrata
Oder Schönheit, oder Reichtum und Korn, oder langes Leben, oder gar edle Abstammung—durch welche Art von Gabe wird dies erlangt? Sage es mir, o du von guten Gelübden.
Nārada
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":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"What specific kind of dāna yields beauty, wealth/grain, longevity, and noble lineage?"}
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":"Seeks a mapping between particular gifts and particular fruits (rūpa, dhana-dhānya, āyus, kula), implying a dharma-śāstric taxonomy of dāna-phala.","karmic_consequence":"Implied: targeted, appropriate giving produces corresponding worldly and otherworldly benefits; careless giving yields uncertain or reduced results."}
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 specificity","core_concept":"Actions—especially giving—can have differentiated fruits; dharma includes intelligent alignment of means (dāna) and ends (phala) under śraddhā.","practical_application":"Give in ways that sustain life and dharma (food, medicine, learning, protection); cultivate non-attachment so that desired fruits do not corrupt intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dāna","Social values (health, prosperity, lineage)"]
Primary Rasa: jijñāsā (inquiry)
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: discursive/teaching space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: continuation of Nārada’s dāna inquiry leading into Yama’s broader framing
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Nārada enumerates desired fruits—beauty, wealth, grain, longevity, lineage—through symbolic objects while asking which dāna grants them.","item_prompts":["Nārada with vīṇā","symbols: mirror/lotus (beauty), coins/grain sheaves (wealth), amṛta pot or long lamp (longevity), family tree/emblem (lineage)","teacher figure listening"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: iconographic symbols floating near Nārada as he speaks; bold outlines; balanced composition with the teacher figure.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on symbolic items (grain, pot, ornaments); rich decorative framing; frontal iconic figures.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: nuanced rendering of symbolic objects; gentle expressions; refined detailing on vīṇā and textiles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: poetic symbols integrated into landscape—grain fields, flowering lotus, family pavilion; light, airy palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"seeking and enumerative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"articulate, list-like clarity with reverence"}
FAQs
It documents a socially grounded merit-economy typical of Purāṇic literature, where ethical actions are discussed in relation to tangible life outcomes.
No geographic location is mentioned.
It encourages inquiry into intentional, discerning giving and the ethical logic connecting actions with consequences.
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