Varaha Purana 56.10 — Adhyaya 56, Shloka 10
Ritual Procedure for the Dhanyavrata
Prosperity Vow
पूजयित्वा विधानॆन रक्तवस्त्रयुगेन च । पश्चात् तं दापयेत् तस्य मन्त्रेणानेन बुद्धिमान् ॥ ५६.१० ॥
pūjayitvā vidhānena raktavastrayugena ca | paścāt taṃ dāpayet tasya mantreṇānena buddhimān || 56.10 ||
വിധിപ്രകാരം പൂജ ചെയ്ത് ചുവന്ന വസ്ത്രജോഡി അർപ്പിച്ച ശേഷം, ബുദ്ധിമാൻ ഈ മന്ത്രം ചൊല്ലി അവനു ആ ദാനം നൽകിപ്പിക്കണം.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in the 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":"dana","instruction_summary":"After performing prescribed worship, offer a pair of red garments and formally give the intended gift using the stated mantra.","karmic_consequence":"Proper mantra-guided donation yields merit and auspiciousness; omission/incorrect procedure diminishes fruit and can render the act ritually ineffective."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Unnamed auspicious vrata involving worship and red-cloth donation (rakta-vastra-yuga-dāna)","tithi_month":"Not specified in the excerpt","promised_fruit":"Auspiciousness and prosperity through correctly completed worship-plus-donation."}
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 / ritual efficacy","core_concept":"Merit arises when intention is embodied in correct action—worship completed by relinquishment (dāna) and sanctified speech (mantra).","practical_application":"Perform worship as prescribed; conclude with a tangible gift (here, red garments) and a clear mantraic dedication to avoid mere possession-based ‘non-giving’."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Mantra and Donation"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: ritual setting (gṛha/mandira/vedi implied)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 56.56.11-14 (phalaśruti: fortune, prosperity, sin-burning)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual scene where a devotee completes worship and presents a neatly folded pair of red garments as a consecrated gift while reciting a mantra.","item_prompts":["altar/vedi with lamps","pair of red cloths (rakta-vastra-yuga)","water vessel for saṅkalpa","priest/brāhmaṇa receiving dāna","mantra recitation gesture (añjali)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm ochres and greens, stylized priest and donor near a lamp-lit altar, red garments prominent, calm devotional faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf haloed deity-image in background, donor offering red garments with embossed gold borders, rich jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, detailed ritual vessels and textiles, serene indoor shrine ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtyard ritual, crisp textiles, minimal altar, expressive faces, cool palette with the red garments as focal accent."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"procedural, reverent","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructional, mantra-focused"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic template of ritual sequence—worship performed “according to procedure” followed by a formally sanctioned act of giving, indicating how liturgy and ethics of donation were textualized in medieval Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual action (pūjā) and subsequent donation (dāna) performed with a mantra.
To perform worship in an orderly, rule-governed way and then complete the practice through a deliberate act of giving, framed as an action of a “wise person” (buddhimān).
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