Varaha Purana 207.47 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 47
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
गजं तथा गोवृषभप्रदानैः स्वर्गे सुखं शाश्वतमामनन्ति ॥ घृतेन तेजः सुकुमारतां च प्राणद्युतिः स्निग्धता चापि तैलैः
gajaṃ tathā govṛṣabhapradānaiḥ svarge sukhaṃ śāśvatam āmananti || ghṛtena tejaḥ sukumāratāṃ ca prāṇadyutiḥ snigdhatā cāpi tailaiḥ
Ils enseignent que, par le don d’un éléphant, et de même par le don de vaches et de taureaux, on obtient au ciel un bonheur durable. Par l’offrande de ghee, on acquiert éclat et délicatesse du corps ; par les huiles, vigueur et luminosité de la vie, ainsi que l’onctuosité.
Varāha (default, instructional 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":"Prescribe specific dānas (elephant, cows/bulls, ghee, oil) as meritorious acts yielding corresponding fruits in this life/afterlife.","karmic_consequence":"Performing these gifts yields svarga-sukha and auspicious bodily qualities (tejas, sukumāratā, prāṇa-dyuti, snigdhata); neglect implies loss of these merit-born 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 (ethical causality)","core_concept":"Material offerings, when given as dāna, transmute into subtle merit that ripens as specific experiential qualities (heavenly happiness; bodily radiance, vitality).","practical_application":"Choose dāna aligned with intention—support agrarian life (go-vṛṣabha), ritual economy (ghṛta), and wellbeing (taila)—and give with śraddhā and non-harm."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Material Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207 (dāna-phala sequence continuing in 207.53–56)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine instructor enumerates gifts and their fruits; donors present elephant, cows/bull, pots of ghee and oil to worthy recipients.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","brāhmaṇa recipients with kamaṇḍalu/daṇḍa","elephant with ceremonial cloth","cow and bull with garlands","golden pot of ghee","oil vessel with sheen","scroll/leaf manuscript motif indicating instruction"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with ornate crown and large expressive eyes, warm ochres/greens; donors offering cow, bull, elephant; gleaming ghṛta and taila vessels; temple-like backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha teacher with gold-leaf halo; embossed gold on vessels of ghee/oil; richly caparisoned elephant and garlanded cattle; symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, subdued jewel tones; Varāha instructing with hand-gesture; detailed textures on animal hides and metal pots; calm courtly setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical landscape with donors and animals in a courtyard; Varāha as sage-like deity on a low seat; soft pastel palette and fine facial features."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Madhyamāvati for concluding merit statements)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, instructive"}
FAQs
It documents a value-system where specific commodities (elephants, cattle, ghee, oils) are linked to merit, offering insight into ritual-material life and patronage practices.
No place-name occurs here; the focus is on svarga (a cosmological realm) rather than a terrestrial site.
The instruction emphasizes giving and offering as socially endorsed virtues, associating generosity with wellbeing and auspicious outcomes.
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