Varaha Purana 6.28: Adhyaya 6, Shloka 28
The Puṇḍarīkākṣapāraka Hymn and Puṣkara Tīrtha: The Account of King Vasu’s Release from Sin
नारायणो मे सुप्रीत इति प्रोक्त्वा शुभेऽहनि । गौर्दत्ता विधिना सद्यो मृतोऽस्युदरशूलतः ॥ ६.२८ ॥
nārāyaṇo me suprīta iti proktvā śubhe 'hani | gaur dattā vidhinā sadyo mṛto 'sy udaraśūlataḥ || 6.28 ||
吉祥の日に「ナーラーヤナは我に大いに満悦せり」と宣して、法にかなって牝牛が施与された。だが彼は腹痛のため、ただちに死した。
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","key_question":"How can a person who performs a proper cow-gift and proclaims divine pleasure still meet sudden death—what hidden fault or karmic remainder operates?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"krishna_connection":"None explicit; Vaiṣṇava dāna framed under Nārāyaṇa-bhakti"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Gau-dāna should be done ‘vidhinā’ (according to rule) without prideful self-certification of divine approval.","karmic_consequence":"Even with dāna, arrogance/incorrect inner disposition or unresolved prārabdha can yield immediate suffering (sudden death by udara-śūla) while merit may fructify elsewhere (implied by continuation)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics-of-intention","core_concept":"Outer correctness (vidhi) does not cancel inner doṣa (ahaṅkāra) or remaining karmic momentum; divine pleasure is not to be claimed as egoic possession.","practical_application":"Perform dāna with humility and without self-congratulation; treat auspicious acts as offerings, not as proof of personal greatness."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Karmic Consequence"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: bhayānaka
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 6.6.29-30 (explanation via Nārāyaṇī and destiny in Viṣṇupura)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor declares ‘Nārāyaṇa is pleased with me,’ gives a cow ritually, yet collapses from abdominal pain—dramatic karmic reversal.","item_prompts":["cow with decorated horns/garland","donor with raised hand in proclamation","brāhmaṇa recipient","ritual water vessel and kuśa grass","sudden collapse gesture (hand to abdomen)","bystanders shocked"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative panel with gau-dāna at left, sudden affliction at right; expressive eyes, strong gestures; muted dread with sacred undertone.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate cow and donor with gold accents; contrast between auspicious dāna and the moment of collapse; haloed deity-symbol in background as moral witness.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly ritual scene; subtle depiction of pain; emphasis on moral irony through facial expression and posture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: split-scene storytelling; bright ritual colors juxtaposed with pale, weakened figure; minimal background, focus on emotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Grave, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, slightly somber, emphasizing the turn from auspiciousness to suffering"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative technique: embedding moral reflection within brief ritual episodes (e.g., declarations of divine approval, acts of dāna, and sudden reversal), which scholars use to study evolving norms of charity and ritual efficacy in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it functions as an ethical-narrative unit rather than a tīrtha or place-description.
The verse cautions that ritual action and verbal self-assurance (“Nārāyaṇa is pleased with me”) do not guarantee outcomes; it invites reflection on humility, intention, and the limits of ritual as a safeguard against misfortune.
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