Varaha Purana 61.9: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 9
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
अनेन दत्त्वा मन्त्रेण ब्राह्मणाय सयुग्मकम् । ततः कामाः समृद्ध्यन्ते सर्वे वै इह जन्मनि ॥ ६१.९ ॥
anena dattvā mantreṇa brāhmaṇāya sayugmakam | tataḥ kāmāḥ samṛddhyante sarve vai iha janmani || 61.9 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രം ചൊല്ലി യുഗ്മസഹിതമായ ദാനം ബ്രാഹ്മണന് നൽകിയാൽ, ഈ ജന്മത്തിൽ തന്നേ എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളും സമൃദ്ധിയാകും.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"dialogue","earth_interaction":"Instructional address within the Varāha–Pṛthivī teaching frame; guidance on mantra-linked dāna to a brāhmaṇa."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; seeking dharma-guidance within the dialogue frame","key_question":"How should mantra-accompanied gifting (dāna) be performed so that desired aims prosper in this life?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Give the prescribed offering ‘with its pair’ (sayugmaka) to a brāhmaṇa while reciting the stated mantra.","karmic_consequence":"Proper performance yields flourishing of desired aims (kāmāḥ) in this very life; neglect implies loss of the promised worldly fruition."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-kāṇḍa / dharma-pravṛtti","core_concept":"Mantra, right recipient, and completeness of the gift-condition the karmic result.","practical_application":"When giving dāna, follow the stated mantra and ensure the offering is given as a complete ‘pair’ as prescribed."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Gift-giving (Dāna)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 61.61.10-12 (fruits and exempla of the same observance)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine teacher indicates a brāhmaṇa recipient while a donor offers a paired gift with reverent mantra-recitation.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated/standing in teaching posture","brāhmaṇa with kamaṇḍalu and yajñopavīta","paired offering (two items) on a tray","gesture of dāna (handing over)","mantra-scroll or subtle speech-lines"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha with calm didactic mudrā, warm earthy palette, brāhmaṇa receiving paired dāna, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Varāha-teacher with gold-leaf halo, donor presenting twin offerings, rich jewelry and embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, soft shading, Varāha instructing, brāhmaṇa recipient, paired gifts emphasized with delicate detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtly scene, hillside palette, Varāha as guru-figure, donor and brāhmaṇa in profile, paired offerings highlighted."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, assured","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, instructive, slightly emphatic on phala (result)"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic motif in which prescribed forms of dāna (ritual gifting), accompanied by mantra-recitation, are linked to social-ethical ideals and to promised benefits within worldly life, illustrating the text’s integration of ritual practice with normative conduct.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on the act of gifting and its stated outcome rather than sacred topography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined generosity—making a properly framed gift (here, described as “with its pair/counterpart”) to a qualified recipient (a brāhmaṇa), presented as a means for the flourishing of one’s legitimate aims in life.
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