Varaha Purana 112.18 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 18
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
दूरात्ते परिहर्त्तव्याः श्वभिस्तुल्या इवाध्वरे ॥ पर्वकाले हि सर्वे वै वर्जिताः पितृदैवतैः ॥
dūrāt te pariharttavyāḥ śvabhis tulyā ivādhvare || parva-kāle hi sarve vai varjitāḥ pitṛ-daivataiḥ ||
यज्ञकर्मात त्यांना दूरूनच टाळावे, जणू ते कुत्र्यांसमान आहेत; कारण पर्वकाळी ते सर्व पितृ व देवविधींमध्ये वर्ज्य मानले गेले आहेत.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
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":"varnashrama","instruction_summary":"At parva-kāla and in adhvara (sacrificial settings), certain persons are to be kept at a distance and treated as ritually excluded.","karmic_consequence":"Observing exclusion preserves pitṛ-devatā rites and ritual purity; violating it is implied to obstruct/taint ancestral-divine offerings and their efficacy."}
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":"ritual-ethics","core_concept":"Ritual time (parvan) intensifies purity requirements; social contact becomes a dharmic act affecting unseen beneficiaries (pitṛs/devatās).","practical_application":"During śrāddha/parvan rites, maintain prescribed distance and avoid prohibited associations to protect the rite’s intended recipients."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: ritual arena
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.19–23 (expansion: non-conversation, non-acceptance, naraka and rebirth outcomes)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacrificial enclosure at parva-kāla where officiants keep ritually excluded persons at a distance, emphasizing boundary and purity.","item_prompts":["yajña-vedi (altar)","sacrificial fire","ṛtvij/priest figures","boundary line/rope","figures kept afar","parvan markers (moon/solar junction symbolism)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm ochres and greens; a stylized yajña-vedi with priests near agni, and distant shadowed figures beyond a clear boundary; emphasis on ritual geometry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central glowing agni with gold-leaf aura; priests in rich garments; a gilded boundary motif separating excluded figures; ornate parvan iconography (crescent/full moon).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework; calm ritual scene with clear spatial separation; subtle expressions of caution and restraint; detailed vedi and utensils.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: hillside-ashram setting adapted to a yajña scene; delicate figures and narrative spacing showing ‘avoid from afar’; cool palette with a luminous fire."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"admonitory","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, didactic"}
FAQs
It captures how ritual time (parvan) and ritual space (adhvara) are regulated in normative textual traditions, informing the study of social-ritual history.
No geographic location is identified.
It prescribes avoidance/exclusion rules during ritual contexts, presenting them as part of maintaining ritual order.
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