Varaha Purana 170.20 — Adhyaya 170, Shloka 20
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
दानं तु ददतस्तस्य देवतां पूजयिष्यतः ॥ कृतानि बहुमुख्यानि मङ्गलानि यथाविधि ॥
dānaṃ tu dadatas tasya devatāṃ pūjayiṣyataḥ | kṛtāni bahumukhyāni maṅgalāni yathāvidhi ||
ദാനം നൽകുകയും ദേവതാപൂജയ്ക്ക് ഉദ്ദേശിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത അവനുവേണ്ടി വിധിപ്രകാരം അനേകം പ്രധാന മംഗളാചാരങ്ങൾ നിർവഹിച്ചു।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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":"instructor","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":"दान (gifting) and देवपूजा (deity-worship) should be performed with prescribed मंगलाचार (auspicious preliminaries) according to विधि.","karmic_consequence":"Properly performed dāna and pūjā generate auspiciousness (मङ्गल) and merit; neglect of विधि diminishes फल and can render acts fruitless."}
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":"karma-yoga / dharma","core_concept":"Right intention (देवतापूजा-भाव) plus right procedure (विधि) sanctifies action and stabilizes its फल.","practical_application":"When donating or worshipping, follow established rites (cleanliness, proper recipients, timing, invocation) rather than impulsive or showy giving."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: dāna-pūjā sections (general); Mathurā-māhātmya passages that link tīrtha-visit with dāna (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A pious householder prepares to give gifts and worship a deity, while attendants perform auspicious preliminaries (mangala rites) in an orderly ritual space.","item_prompts":["donor with gift-vessels","deity altar with lamp and incense","priests reciting","mangala items: kalasha, flowers, turmeric, rice","orderly ritual arrangement"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: flat yet rich colors, temple-altar scene with priestly figures, stylized lamps and floral offerings, calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central deity panel with gold-leaf aura, donor presenting dāna, ornate lamps and kalasha, heavy jewelry and textile detail.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading, intimate pūjā scene with precise ritual objects, subdued devotional palette.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: delicate hillside-court aesthetic adapted to a domestic shrine, lyrical figures offering gifts, minimal background, emphasis on gesture and devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"auspicious, devotional, procedural","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bilāval for clarity)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"steady, priestly, affirmative"}
FAQs
It illustrates normative ritual sequencing—gift-giving and deity worship—typical of Purāṇic didactic narration and its alignment with prescriptive ritual culture.
No geographic toponym occurs in this verse.
The ethical emphasis is on regulated generosity and orderly ritual observance (yathāvidhi).
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