Varaha Purana 206.6 — Adhyaya 206, Shloka 6
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
तत्तु शीघ्रं प्रदातव्यं धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥ अक्रियाणि तु दानानि पूर्वं दत्तानि धीमता ॥
tattu śīghraṃ pradātavyaṃ dharmarājasya śāsanāt || akriyāṇi tu dānāni pūrvaṃ dattāni dhīmatā ||
परंतु धर्मराजाच्या आज्ञेने ते त्वरित द्यावे. कारण धीमानाने पूर्वी दिलेली दाने निष्फळ कृती नव्हती.
Unspecified; explicitly references Dharmarāja’s command, suggesting an underworld/heavenly administrative speaker
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":"None","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":"Rewards must be granted swiftly under Dharmarāja’s order, because the wise person’s prior gifts were efficacious deeds, not empty formalities.","karmic_consequence":"True dāna yields enforceable merit that compels timely recompense; ‘inaction-like’ or insincere giving lacks such potency and may not bear fruit."}
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":"ethics of intention and efficacy (satkriyā-vāda tone)","core_concept":"Meritorious action is ‘real’ and causally potent; dharma is not symbolic theater but produces determinate results.","practical_application":"Give with sincerity and right means; treat dharma as actionable causality—avoid performative giving devoid of compassion or proper offering."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dāna (Charity)","Justice Administration"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic court/justice administration
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 206.5 (enumeration of rewards); Varāha Purāṇa 206.7–206.9 (public honor; ascent to devas’ abode)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stern yet fair cosmic official reads Dharmarāja’s decree; scribes/gaṇas hurry to deliver the promised rewards, underscoring ‘swift granting’.","item_prompts":["Dharmarāja’s seal/edict (śāsana)","messenger-gaṇas in motion","ledger of deeds (karma-pustaka motif)","gesture of command","reward items prepared nearby"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Dharmarāja’s emissary with palm-leaf decree, rhythmic lines showing haste, attendants carrying throne and yāna, bold outlines and ornamental motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: authoritative figure with gold halo holding decree, embossed gold for insignia, attendants with offerings, symmetrical court framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: narrative realism—scribe with manuscript, orderly officials, subtle urgency in posture, polished court setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: compact bureaucratic scene, stylized scroll, animated attendants, cool background with warm focal figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"judicial, declarative","suggested_raga":"Darbārī Kānaḍā (gravity)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"firm, precise, ‘edict’ cadence"}
FAQs
It shows the Purāṇic tendency to depict moral causality as administratively guaranteed—Dharmarāja’s ‘order’ ensures that prior generosity bears recognized results.
None; the verse concerns authority and reward execution rather than place.
Charitable acts are presented as efficacious and consequential, warranting timely recompense within the moral order.
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