Varaha Purana 112.80: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 80
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
सरत्नं पुरुषः कृत्वा कार्त्तिक्यां द्वादशी दिने ॥ अथवा पञ्चदश्यां च कार्त्तिकस्य विशेषतः ॥
saratnaṃ puruṣaḥ kṛtvā kārttikyāṃ dvādaśī dine || athavā pañcadaśyāṃ ca kārttikasya viśeṣataḥ ||
Setelah menyediakan ‘purusha beserta permata’ (arca/persembahan yang dihiasi permata), pada hari Dvādaśī dalam bulan Kārttika—atau juga pada hari kelima belas, khususnya dalam bulan Kārttika—
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"earth_interaction":"Pedagogical instruction to Bhū-devī about timed dāna in Kārttika; no physical interaction."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"inquisitive about calendrical specifics and proper materials","key_question":"What specific gift (ratna-yukta puruṣa) should be prepared, and on which Kārttika tithis is it especially efficacious?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Prepare and offer a ‘ratna-yukta puruṣa’ (jewel-adorned human effigy/gift) particularly on Kārttika śukla-dvādaśī or on the fifteenth (pūrṇimā), with Kārttika given special emphasis.","karmic_consequence":"Observance on the specified auspicious tithis amplifies merit and ritual efficacy; omission forfeits the heightened Kārttika fruit implied by ‘viśeṣataḥ’."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Kārttika-dvādaśī/pūrṇimā dāna (ratna-yukta-puruṣa-dāna)","tithi_month":"Kārttika: Dvādaśī (12th) or Pañcadaśī/Pūrṇimā (15th)","promised_fruit":"Enhanced merit in Kārttika; prosperity and auspicious results implied by ratna-dāna and Kārttika-viśeṣa (not numerically specified in this fragment)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-kāṇḍa pragmatics (time–act–object alignment)","core_concept":"Ritual fruit depends on congruence of dāna-object, intention, and sacred time (kāla).","practical_application":"If undertaking Kārttika observances, plan dāna materials in advance, choose dvādaśī/pūrṇimā, and perform the gift with śraddhā and proper recipients."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Calendar","Ethics","Material Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.112 (dāna and recitation fruits; transmission and text-praise in vv.7–8)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Preparation of a jewel-adorned ‘puruṣa’ gift on an auspicious Kārttika tithi—an effigy or symbolic human form decorated with gems, ready for donation.","item_prompts":["human-shaped effigy or symbolic figure","gems/ratnas set on the form","Kārttika month markers (lamp, tulasī, full-moon motif)","donor with offering tray","brāhmaṇa recipient or altar setting"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized effigy with bright ratnas, Kārttika lamp motifs, donor in traditional attire, flat ornamental background.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on jewels and lamps, rich reds/greens, central offering scene with symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed jewelry rendering, soft illumination suggesting Kārttika dīpa, refined courtly donor figure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with moonlit Kārttika night, delicate gem highlights, intimate donation scene near a small shrine."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, precise, guiding"}
FAQs
It indicates the importance of lunar calendrics in Purāṇic ritual life and suggests a tradition of symbolic/representational gifts associated with merit-making.
No geographic location is named; the verse is temporal (month and lunar days).
To coordinate charitable/ritual acts with calendrically significant days, highlighting disciplined timing as part of ethical practice.
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