Varaha Purana 111.13: Adhyaya 111, Shloka 13
The Eulogy of Donating a Tawny (Kapilā) Cow
विमानैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैः कन्याभिरभितोऽर्पितैः ॥ सेव्यमानः सुगन्धैर्वै दीप्यमान इवाग्नयः ॥
vimānair vividhair divyaiḥ kanyābhir abhito'rpitaiḥ || sevyamānaḥ sugandhair vai dīpyamāna ivāgnayaḥ ||
അവൻ വിവിധ ദിവ്യവിമാനങ്ങളാലും ചുറ്റുമർപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ട കന്യകളാലും ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; സുഗന്ധങ്ങളുടെ സേവനത്തോടെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന അഗ്നിപോലെ ദീപ്തിമാനാകുന്നു।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"The merit of compassionate giving (here, go-sevā/dāna context) manifests as celestial honors and pleasures in the afterlife.","karmic_consequence":"Attainment of divine vimānas, attendants, fragrance, and radiant splendor—an exalted heavenly recompense."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala doctrine","core_concept":"Meritorious acts ripen into corresponding refined experiences—honor, radiance, and celestial conveyances.","practical_application":"Cultivate dāna and service without cruelty; understand pleasures described as incentives while aiming for steadier dharmic character."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Afterlife Imagery"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 111.13 (cause: feeding the cow); Varāha Purāṇa 111.15–17 (contextual continuation: cow-types/marks)
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FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic phala-śruti style, using cosmological imagery (vimāna, celestial attendants) to communicate the perceived value of charitable conduct.
No geographic site is mentioned; the verse uses cosmological reward imagery.
The verse reinforces charitable ethics by describing honorific outcomes, functioning as motivational moral rhetoric.
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