Varaha Purana 138.58 — Adhyaya 138, Shloka 58
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
ततः स प्रददौ तस्य विंशा गावो महाधनाः ॥ मङ्गल्याश्च पवित्राश्च सर्वाश्च वरदोहनाḥ
tataḥ sa pradadau tasya viṁśā gāvo mahādhanāḥ || maṅgalyāś ca pavitrāś ca sarvāś ca varadohanāḥ
ຕໍ່ມາ ລາວໄດ້ຖວາຍໂຄ 20 ຕົວແກ່ຜູ້ນັ້ນ ມີຄ່າມະຫາສົມບັດ; ເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະບໍລິສຸດ ທັງໝົດລ້ວນໃຫ້ນ້ຳນົມດີເລີດ।
Varāha (default framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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":"None","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":"Dāna of cows—pure, auspicious, and good-milking—constitutes meritorious gift-ethics within gṛhastha-dharma.","karmic_consequence":"Such cow-gift yields puṇya, prosperity, and social-spiritual auspiciousness; neglect of dāna implies loss of merit and support in adversity."}
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":"dharma (ethical conduct)","core_concept":"Wealth becomes dharmic when circulated through pure gifts that sustain life (go-dāna as archetype).","practical_application":"Prioritize sattvic giving—especially life-sustaining gifts (food, cows, support to dependents/virtuous persons)—with purity of means and intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: dāna-prasaṅga within 138th adhyāya narrative flow (preceding/ensuing verses on household prosperity)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A benefactor presents twenty auspicious, well-kept cows to a recipient; the cows appear healthy, calm, and ‘pavitra’ with ritual markers.","item_prompts":["20 cows (grouped, not necessarily individually counted)","donor with water-pot/kuśa for dāna-saṅkalpa","recipient with folded hands","cow garlands or tilaka marks","pastoral setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet rich color fields; donor and recipient in profile; cows with decorative harness; temple-like auspicious motifs; warm reds/ochres with green ground.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central donor-figure with ornate jewelry; gold-leaf highlights on cow ornaments and halos; symmetrical composition with cows flanking.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading; serene faces; detailed textiles; cows rendered with gentle realism and auspicious markings.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical pastoral hillside; slender figures; bright garments; cows in rhythmic line; emphasis on narrative intimacy and gift-giving gesture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"auspicious, didactic","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bilāval for a bright śubha tone)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, steady, benevolent"}
FAQs
It exemplifies how Purāṇic literature characterizes ideal gifts with auspicious and practical qualities, reflecting a moral economy where value is both symbolic and material.
No geographic location is present.
Gifts are framed as ethically meaningful when they are valuable, wholesome, and beneficial to recipients.
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