Varaha Purana 61.8 — Adhyaya 61, Shloka 8
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
सर्वे कामाः समृद्ध्यन्तां मम देव कुमारक । त्वत्प्रसादादिमं भक्त्या गृह्यतां विप्र माचिरम् ॥ ६१.८ ॥
sarve kāmāḥ samṛddhyantāṃ mama deva kumāraka | tvatprasādād imaṃ bhaktyā gṛhyatāṃ vipra mā ciram || 61.8 ||
Semoga segala hajatku dipenuhi, wahai pemuda ilahi. Dengan rahmatmu, wahai brāhmaṇa, terimalah ini dengan bhakti tanpa berlengah.
Pṛthivī (defaulted per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in the fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"If speaker is Pṛthivī per context, the Earth participates in the ethics of gift-exchange by voicing a donor’s benediction; no physical Varāha–Earth interaction described."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"devotee","bhu_devi_state":"devotional and hopeful (seeking fulfillment of wishes)","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 moment of dāna, the donor should offer with bhakti and request prompt acceptance, coupling the gift with a benedictory wish for fulfillment.","karmic_consequence":"Devotional intent and proper offering speech sanctify the gift and strengthen its merit; reluctant/irreverent giving is implied to reduce the spiritual yield."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Udyāpana-dāna benediction within the annual vrata","tithi_month":"At the time of concluding gift-offering (not specified)","promised_fruit":"‘May all desires be fulfilled’—explicit kāmya-phala sought through the recipient’s acceptance and divine favor."}
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 (bhāva)","core_concept":"The inner disposition—devotion, humility, and sincerity—animates ritual acts like dāna and makes them spiritually potent.","practical_application":"When giving, speak respectfully, offer promptly, and cultivate bhakti rather than transactional pride; treat acceptance as part of the rite’s completion."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Gift-Exchange"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 61.61.7 (the prescribed gift and brāhmaṇa-bhojana that this speech accompanies)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor (here, Pṛthivī as a personified queenly Earth per context) offers a gift to a brāhmaṇa, uttering a blessing for wish-fulfillment; the recipient extends a hand in acceptance.","item_prompts":["personified Earth as regal woman (Pṛthivī)","brāhmaṇa recipient","gift held with both hands","gesture of acceptance (pratigraha)","aura of devotion (soft light)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Pṛthivī as dignified goddess-like figure offering dāna to a brāhmaṇa; restrained expressions; warm temple interior; emphasis on hand-gestures of offering/acceptance.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Pṛthivī richly adorned; gold-leaf accents on gift and ornaments; brāhmaṇa seated; ornate backdrop; devotional inscription band implied.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined courtly exchange; delicate facial expressions; soft highlights on the offered object; calm, auspicious ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical gifting scene in a palace courtyard; gentle colors; expressive hands; subtle landscape suggesting Earth’s personification."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and intimate","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, earnest, prayerful"}
FAQs
The verse preserves a conventional Purāṇic-politeness formula connected with dāna (gift-giving) and acceptance, reflecting social-ritual etiquette and the cultural economy of patronage in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is a direct-address statement focused on blessing and gift acceptance.
The passage emphasizes respectful reciprocity—offering and accepting with bhakti (devoted regard) and without hesitation—framed as courteous conduct within a learned/ritual context.
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