Varaha Purana 110.13 — Adhyaya 110, Shloka 13
The Glory and Procedure of the Grain-Cow (Dhānyadhenu) Donation
या च लक्ष्मीस्तु गोविन्दे स्वाहा या च विभावसौ ॥ शक्रे शचीति विख्याता शिवे गौरी च संस्थिता
yā ca lakṣmīstu govinde svāhā yā ca vibhāvasau || śakre śacīti vikhyātā śive gaurī ca saṁsthitā
ಗೋವಿಂದನಲ್ಲಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯಾಗಿರುವವಳು, ವಿಭಾವಸು (ಅಗ್ನಿ) ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾಹೆಯಾಗಿರುವವಳು; ಶಕ್ರ (ಇಂದ್ರ)ನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಚೀ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಳಾದವಳು, ಶಿವನಲ್ಲಿ ಗೌರಿಯಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಳಾದವಳು.
Varāha (default instructor voice for this passage)
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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":"Govinda is named (Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu epithet), but the verse is theological identification rather than Mathurā-topography."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Syncretic śakti-doctrine: one Goddess manifests as Lakṣmī (prosperity in Viṣṇu), Svāhā (oblation-power in Agni), Śacī (sovereign fortune with Indra), and Gaurī (auspicious power with Śiva), integrating sectarian forms into a single ritual-metaphysical principle.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Svāhā in Agni explicitly anchors yajña: the Goddess is the very ‘offering-word’ that carries oblations; Lakṣmī/Śrī is the fruit of yajña; Śacī/Gaurī represent royal and ascetic auspiciousness completing the cosmic order.","vedantic_connection":"Eka-śakti, nāma-rūpa-bheda: one power appears through different upādhis; supports a non-contradictory reading of deities as functional manifestations within Brahman/Īśvara-centered theology."}
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Subject Matter: ["Theology (syncretic identifications)","Ritual context","Ethics (merit through giving)"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: theological/cosmic register
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 110.13 (Madhusūdana devotion context for merit)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A single radiant Goddess shown in four aspect-panels or as one figure with emblematic attributes: Lakṣmī with Govinda, Svāhā with Agni, Śacī with Indra, and Gaurī with Śiva—signaling unity across forms.","item_prompts":["central Devī figure with four surrounding vignettes","Govinda/Viṣṇu with lotus and Śrī symbols","Agni with flames and ‘svāhā’ motif","Indra with vajra and Śacī","Śiva with trident and Gaurī"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Hieratic Devī centered; four deity-couples in corners; bold flat colors, ornate jewelry, symmetrical sacred geometry.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf heavy: Devī and ornaments gleaming; embossed halos for Govinda, Agni, Indra, Śiva; rich red/green palette.","mysore_prompt":"Elegant, detailed faces; soft shading; balanced composition with four aspect-scenes; refined ornamentation.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative miniature style: four small scenes around a central Devī; delicate lines, cool mountain palette, lyrical expressions."}
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FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic syncretism by mapping a single divine feminine principle across multiple deities and ritual roles, a common literary strategy for integrating diverse cultic traditions.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is on divine epithets and inter-deity identifications.
Implicitly, it frames generosity and ritual giving within a unified sacred economy: the merit of gifts is linked to a pervasive divine presence rather than a single sectarian form.
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