Varaha Purana 176.48 — Adhyaya 176, Shloka 48
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
तेभ्योऽपि प्रददौ द्रव्यं सत्रार्थं च विभागशः ॥ और्ध्वदैहिकभागार्थं कल्पयित्वा यथाविधि ॥
tebhyo 'pi pradadau dravyaṃ satrārthaṃ ca vibhāgaśaḥ || aurdhvadaihikabhāgārthaṃ kalpayitvā yathāvidhi ||
അവർക്കും സത്രാർത്ഥമായി വിഭജിച്ച് ധനം നൽകി; കൂടാതെ വിധിപ്രകാരം ഔർധ്വദൈഹിക കർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഗത്തിനായുള്ള ക്രമീകരണവും ചെയ്തു।
Varāha (default, speaker 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":"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":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Allocate resources for satra (communal feeding/rite) and properly set aside the share for aūrdhvadaihika (post-funerary śrāddha) according to rule.","karmic_consequence":"Correct apportionment sustains ancestors and community, yielding puṇya and good repute; improper handling risks pitṛ-displeasure and loss of merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Satra evokes the yajña-social body: collective nourishment mirrors cosmic maintenance; aūrdhvadaihika share links individual death to the pitṛ-cosmic order—both are ‘ṛta’ management of resources.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Satra as extended yajña-feeding; offerings divided as in yajña-bhāga; pitṛ-bhāga parallels devatā-bhāga distribution.","vedantic_connection":"Karma as ordered offering: disciplined allocation reduces ahaṃkāra and aligns action with dharma (niyata-karma as purification)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma-ritual","core_concept":"Dharma is precision in obligation: community rites and ancestor rites require deliberate, rule-based provisioning.","practical_application":"When sponsoring rites, earmark funds explicitly for communal feeding and for post-funerary śrāddha, following competent guidance."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Welfare"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: ritual/community setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: śrāddha/dāna sections (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Stewards dividing wealth into designated portions: one for a public satra-feast, another reserved for post-funeral śrāddha; scribes and priests supervise.","item_prompts":["measuring scales/containers","separate labeled piles","priests advising","feeding hall preparations","ledger/scribe"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual administrators and priests; clear compartmentalized piles; warm tones; emphasis on orderly division.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold accents on vessels and offerings; symmetrical composition showing two distinct allocations; priestly figures with sacred thread prominent.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed textiles and utensils; calm administrative-ritual mood; subtle expressions of duty.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with attendants preparing feast; delicate depiction of division into shares; architectural pavilion backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Measured, procedural","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"Even, explanatory"}
FAQs
It preserves terminology for communal ritual support (satra) and post-death ritual provisioning (aurdhvadaihika), aiding reconstruction of institutional religious practices.
No geographic identifier is present in this verse.
It emphasizes orderly, rule-governed provision for communal rites and post-funerary obligations.
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