Varaha Purana 55.4 — Adhyaya 55, Shloka 4
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तामप्येवमुषित्वा च यवान् विप्राय दापयेत् । कृष्णायेति हरिर्वाच्यो दाने होमे तथार्च्चने ॥ ५५.४ ॥
tām apy evam uṣitvā ca yavān viprāya dāpayet | kṛṣṇāyeti harir vācyo dāne home tathārcane || 55.4 ||
Nachdem man es so eingehalten hat, soll man einem Brāhmaṇa Gerste (yava) geben. Beim Spenden, beim Homa (Feueropfer) und ebenso bei der Verehrung ist Hari mit der Formel „für Kṛṣṇa“ anzurufen.
Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"After completing the observance, what dāna should be given, and what mantra-formula should be used in dāna, homa, and arcana?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":true,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Explicit invocation ‘kṛṣṇāya iti’ links Hari-worship to Kṛṣṇa-nāma, a thematic bridge to Mathurā/Vraja devotion though no site is named."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"After observing, give yava (barley) to a brāhmaṇa; in dāna, homa, and arcana invoke Hari with ‘kṛṣṇāya’.","karmic_consequence":"Proper dāna and correct invocation complete the rite and accrue puṇya; failure to give/incorrect mantra leaves the observance incomplete (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"The same Viṣṇu-vrata with completion-dāna (yava-dāna)","tithi_month":"Completion phase following the prescribed days (Daśamī/Dvādaśī cycle implied)","promised_fruit":"Puṇya amplification and Hari’s satisfaction through dāna-homa-arcana integration."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Yajña-logic: the vow culminates in offering (homa) and gifting (dāna), treating Hari as the inner recipient of all ritual acts—an echo of Yajña-Varāha as embodiment of sacrifice.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Not anatomical; functional mapping: dāna/homa/arcana as limbs of yajña directed to Hari (‘kṛṣṇāya’ as saṅkalpa-bīja).","vedantic_connection":"Karma-yoga framing: actions (dāna, homa, pūjā) become liberative when offered to the Supreme (Hari/Kṛṣṇa) as īśvara-arpaṇa."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"integration of devotion and action","core_concept":"Ritual discipline is completed by generosity and God-centered intentional speech; the same Lord is the recipient across modalities (gift, fire, worship).","practical_application":"Conclude observances with tangible charity; keep a consistent devotional formula to unify all religious acts as offerings to Hari/Kṛṣṇa."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dāna (Gift-giving)"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual space (homa-śālā/mandira)
Related Themes: 55.55.5 (further cycles and dāna with gold)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotee completes the vow, offers barley as dāna to a brāhmaṇa, performs homa, and worships Hari while uttering ‘kṛṣṇāya’.","item_prompts":["barley grains in a cloth/patra","brāhmaṇa receiving dāna","homa fire with ladle","Viṣṇu/Hari icon with tulasī","mantra utterance gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: homa fire glowing, devotee and brāhmaṇa in profile exchange of yava; Hari icon stylized with bold outlines; warm ritual palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: Hari icon richly ornamented with gold-leaf; foreground dāna scene with detailed vessels; fire rendered as decorative motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined homa-śālā interior, realistic grains and vessels, gentle devotional mood; emphasis on gesture and facial serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: narrative courtyard with small fire-altar, brāhmaṇa seated, devotee offering a bowl of barley; delicate architecture and soft colors."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-completive, devotional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati (auspicious closure)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, affirmative"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of ethical charity (dāna) with standardized ritual speech-acts (mantra-like formulas), illustrating how merit-making practices were framed in late-classical Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual procedure (dāna, homa, arcana) rather than sacred geography.
To perform charitable giving—specifically the donation of barley to a brāhmaṇa—while maintaining a disciplined observance and accompanying the act with a prescribed devotional invocation.
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