Varaha Purana 207.56 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 56
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
दत्त्वा द्विजेभ्यः स भवेत्सुरूपो रोगांश्च कांश्चिल्लभते न जातु ॥ बीजैरशून्यैः शयनाभिरामं दद्याद्गृहं यः पुरुषो द्विजाय
dattvā dvijebhyaḥ sa bhavet surūpo rogāṁś ca kāṁścil labhate na jātu || bījair aśūnyaiḥ śayanābhirāmaṁ dadyād gṛhaṁ yaḥ puruṣo dvijāya
Wer den Zweimalgeborenen eine Gabe darbringt, wird wohlgestaltet und erwirbt niemals Krankheiten. Wer einem Brāhmaṇa ein Haus schenkt, reich an Saatkorn und mit angenehmen Lagern ausgestattet, erlangt solches Verdienst.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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":"Dāna to dvijas—especially gifting a well-provisioned house with seed-grain and good beds—yields beauty and freedom from disease.","karmic_consequence":"Generous, properly furnished gifts produce health, good form, and merit; stinginess/withholding support to worthy recipients diminishes puṇya and invites suffering."}
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/social dharma","core_concept":"Material support given with completeness (seed-grain, bedding, shelter) becomes a vehicle for puṇya and embodied well-being.","practical_application":"Practice thoughtful charity: give what sustains life and learning (housing, food security), choose worthy recipients, and give without harm or humiliation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Economy","Dāna (Charity)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dāna-śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: dāna-focused passages near this section (dvija-pūjā, gifts and fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor respectfully offering a furnished house to a brāhmaṇa: granary with seed-grain, neat beds, and ritual hospitality; the donor’s body shown radiant/healthy as a symbolic fruit.","item_prompts":["house with doorway garland","sacks/jars of seed-grain","bed with clean linens","brāhmaṇa recipient with staff/waterpot","donor with folded hands and offering tray"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; frontal house façade with decorative borders; donor and brāhmaṇa in formal poses; warm earthy palette; emphasis on auspicious household items.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore; opulent house-gift scene with gold-leaf highlights on doorway, vessels, and textiles; richly ornamented figures; symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore; refined domestic interior, detailed textiles and vessels; gentle expressions; subtle glow indicating health/merit.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari; courtyard scene with charming architecture; delicate rendering of grain jars and bedding; narrative warmth and clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"auspicious, encouraging","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, persuasive, benevolent"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic model of social ethics where patronage (dāna) to learned communities is framed as a means of public virtue and personal well-being, echoing broader Dharmaśāstra-era gifting ideals.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a general ethical statement about dāna.
To support the twice-born—especially by substantial gifts like a furnished, provisioned house—presented as meritorious conduct linked to health and well-being.
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