Varaha Purana 61.7 — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 7
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
समाप्तौ तु व्रतस्यास्य कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । षण्मुखं सर्वसौवर्णं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६१.७ ॥
samāptau tu vratasyāsya kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | ṣaṇmukhaṃ sarvasauvarṇaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 61.7 ||
ഈ വ്രതത്തിന്റെ സമാപ്തിയിൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണഭോജനവും നടത്തണം; പിന്നെ മുഴുവനായും സ്വർണ്ണത്തിൽ നിർമ്മിച്ച ഷൺമുഖ പ്രതിമ ബ്രാഹ്മണന് സമർപ്പിക്കണം।
Varāha (default, in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Varāha prescribes concluding rites (feeding and gifting); no Earth interaction."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"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":"At the end of the vrata, feed a Brāhmaṇa and gift a fully golden six-faced (ṣaṇmukha) image to a Brāhmaṇa.","karmic_consequence":"Completion with brāhmaṇa-bhojana and dāna perfects the vow and accrues puṇya; omission leaves the vrata incomplete and its fruit curtailed."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Conclusion (udyāpana) of the Guharūpa/annual vrata with ṣaṇmukha-suvarṇa dāna","tithi_month":"At the completion of the one-year observance (specific tithi not stated)","promised_fruit":"Implied full fruition of the vow—prosperity, merit, and satisfaction of desired aims through proper udyāpana."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ethics of reciprocity in ritual","core_concept":"Vows culminate in generosity—sharing merit through feeding and gifting, not merely personal austerity.","practical_application":"Plan udyāpana: arrange brāhmaṇa-bhojana and a meaningful dāna proportionate to capacity, aligned with the vow’s deity-form."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dāna (Gift-giving)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dāna-śraddhā (devotional generosity)
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 61.61.4-6 (observance and worship method); Varāha Purāṇa 61.61.8 (donor’s blessing/request at the moment of giving)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A concluding ceremony: a Brāhmaṇa seated for a meal; the donor presents a gleaming six-faced golden icon (ṣaṇmukha) as dakṣiṇā/dāna; ritual vessels nearby.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇa receiving gift","banana-leaf or plate meal setting","six-faced golden icon","water-pot (kalaśa) and lamps","donor with folded hands"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: warm ceremonial interior; brāhmaṇa-bhojana scene; gold icon rendered with stylized yellow; emphasis on ritual purity and calm faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: lavish gold-leaf on the ṣaṇmukha icon and ornaments; donor and brāhmaṇa under ornate arch; rich textiles and ritual lamps.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant gifting moment; detailed jewelry on the icon; soft shading; dignified brāhmaṇa figure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate domestic courtyard; simple meal and a radiant golden icon; gentle expressions highlighting generosity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"concluding and auspicious","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, formal, benedictory"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern in which vows (vratas) are concluded with hospitality (brāhmaṇa-bhojana) and formal gifting (dāna), illustrating the social-ritual economy of merit-making in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is procedural (vrata-conclusion and gifting) rather than topographical.
To complete an observance responsibly by practicing generosity and hospitality—feeding a learned recipient and offering a valuable gift—framed as an ethical-social duty associated with the end of a vow.
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