Varaha Purana 29.14 — Adhyaya 29, Shloka 14
The Birth and Marriages of the Direction-Goddesses and the Daśamī Observance
एवं दत्त्वा पुनर्ब्रह्मा तिथिं प्रादाद्दिशां पुनः । दशमीं भर्तृनाम्नास्तु दध्यन्नं भोजनं प्रभुः ॥ २९.१४ ॥
evaṃ dattvā punar brahmā tithiṃ prādād diśāṃ punaḥ | daśamīṃ bhartṛnāmnāstu dadhyannaṃ bhojanaṃ prabhuḥ || 29.14 ||
Nachdem er so gegeben hatte, wies Brahmā den Richtungen erneut den Tithi (Mondtag) zu. Und am zehnten Tag, Daśamī—mit der Bezeichnung „Bhartṛ“—schrieb der Herr als Speiseopfer Dadhyanna vor, Reis mit Quark/Joghurt.
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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":"None","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":"On Daśamī (named ‘Bhartṛ’ here), a prescribed offering/meal of dadhyanna (curd-rice) is to be given/served in connection with directional/tithi observance.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields auspiciousness and directional harmony (dik-śānti) and merit from proper anna-dāna; neglect disrupts ritual order and diminishes puṇya (general purāṇic framing)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Daśamī (Bhartṛ-nāma) tithi-sevā / dadhyanna-bhojana-niyama","tithi_month":"Daśamī tithi (month not specified in this fragment)","promised_fruit":"Directional appeasement (dik-prasāda), ritual merit from anna-dāna, and stability in household/protective order (bhartṛ-śabda nuance: support/protection)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Time (tithi) is integrated into cosmic governance: directions are not only spatial but temporal jurisdictions; food-offering (anna) becomes a micro-yajña aligning human life with cosmic order.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Dadhyanna as a sattvic, cooling oblation parallels śānti-yajña intent; assigning tithi to directions mirrors ritual mapping where calendar units are ‘deities’ to be honored.","vedantic_connection":"Kāla as īśvara-śakti: honoring tithi is honoring regulated time; disciplined offering converts daily necessity (food) into yajña, reducing ahaṅkāra and cultivating loka-saṅgraha."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / ritual-dharma","core_concept":"Sacralizing time through disciplined giving transforms ordinary acts into dharma and harmonizes the individual with cosmic order.","practical_application":"Keep a simple vrata rhythm: observe key tithis, offer/serve sattvic food (like dadhyanna) with intention, and practice anna-dāna to reduce self-centered consumption."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Calendar (Tithi)","Dāna (Gifting/Donation)","Food Offerings","Dharma Practice"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: ritual calendar observance
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 29.29.10-13 (creation and directional assignments as basis for tithi linkage)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Brahmā completes the distribution and then marks Daśamī with a specific observance: a ritual setting where dadhyanna is prepared and offered/served, with subtle directional markers around the altar.","item_prompts":["calendar/tithi symbol (moon phase)","bowl of dadhyanna (curd-rice)","offering ladle and small altar","directional compass/lotus with eight petals","Brahmā indicating prescription (vidhi-mudrā)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual interior with stylized altar; white dadhyanna in a golden bowl; directional lotus diagram on the floor; Brahmā as prescribing authority in calm posture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly gilded offering vessels; embossed moon/tithi emblem; Brahmā with ornate halo; strong iconographic clarity of the food offering.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined kitchen-ritual scene; soft whites for curd-rice; delicate depiction of vessels and floor mandala indicating directions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate domestic-ritual vignette; moon in the sky indicating Daśamī; simple offering bowl foreground; gentle devotional mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Śrī (auspicious, steady)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, prescriptive, reassuring"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic mode of organizing ritual life through a calendrical framework (tithi) and associating observances with prescribed gifts and foods, indicating the codification of practice-oriented dharma in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the reference is cosmographic (‘the directions/quarters’—diśaḥ) rather than a pilgrimage location.
The verse emphasizes orderly observance—assigning time (tithi) and appropriate, non-violent food offerings—framing ethical practice as disciplined, regulated conduct within a ritual calendar.
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