Varaha Purana 116.28 — Adhyaya 116, Shloka 28
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
येन केनचिद्दत्तेन ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ मासि मास्येकदिवसस्त्वमावास्येति योच्यते ॥
yena kenacid dattena tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || māsi māsy ekadivasas tv amāvāsyeti yocyate ||
ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಾನ ನೀಡುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸುಖಕರವೇನು? ತಿಂಗಳು ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ದಿನವಿದೆ; ಅದನ್ನು ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Bhū-devī while transitioning from general dāna praise to calendrical marker (amāvāsyā)"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; attentive to time-based dharma","key_question":"Which times are especially potent for giving, and why is amāvāsyā singled out each month?"}
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":"Giving—by whatever means/according to one’s capacity—is supremely welfare-producing; amāvāsyā is a recurring monthly sacred day in the ritual calendar.","karmic_consequence":"Dāna brings sukha and merit; neglecting giving, especially on sacred times, forfeits auspicious results."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Amāvāsyā-vrata / Amāvāsyā-dāna","tithi_month":"Monthly (each amāvāsyā)","promised_fruit":"Sukha, increased puṇya; suitability for pitṛ-related merit (implied by amāvāsyā framing)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of capacity (yathā-śakti)","core_concept":"Merit is accessible through intention and capacity-based giving; sacred time structures ethical life.","practical_application":"Practice regular charity within one’s means; mark amāvāsyā monthly for dāna, restraint, and remembrance of pitṛs."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Calendar","Gift-Giving"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 116.32 (pitṛ satisfaction; feeding)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha points to the lunar sky, explaining the monthly amāvāsyā and praising dāna done by any means; Bhū-devī listens as the moon disappears into darkness.","item_prompts":["dark new-moon sky","calendar/palm-leaf almanac","gift bundle (cloth, grain, coins)","Varāha teaching gesture","Bhū-devī attentive posture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: deep indigo background for amāvāsyā; Varāha with expressive hand-mudrā; symbolic lunar disc faint/absent; dāna items arranged neatly.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold ornamental frame with dark sky panel; Varāha haloed; embossed alms bowl and cloth-gift; subtle crescent motif fading to black.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant astronomical cue (thin clouded sky); refined depiction of palm-leaf pañcāṅga and dāna items; calm didactic mood.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: night landscape with village silhouettes; emphasis on lunar absence; small scene of giving at a doorway; Varāha instructing Bhū-devī."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Puriya","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, explanatory"}
FAQs
It links ethical practice (dāna, giving) with calendrical observance, reflecting how Purāṇic literature integrates lunar time-reckoning into household and commemorative rites.
No geographic location is mentioned; the focus is calendrical (amāvāsyā).
To value giving as a source of well-being and to recognize the monthly new-moon day as a significant observance point.
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