Varaha Purana 103.10 — Adhyaya 103, Shloka 10
Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)
सत्पात्रञ्च द्विजं दृष्ट्वा आगतं श्रोत्रियं गृहे । तादृशाय प्रदातव्या पुच्छदेशे विमृश्य च ॥
satpātrañ ca dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā āgataṃ śrotriyaṃ gṛhe | tādṛśāya pradātavyā pucchadeśe vimṛśya ca ||
ଗୃହକୁ ଆସିଥିବା ସତ୍ପାତ୍ର ଦ୍ୱିଜ ଶ୍ରୋତ୍ରିୟଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି, ବିଧିଅନୁସାରେ ଗାଈର ପୁଛ୍ଛ-ପ୍ରଦେଶକୁ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ/ବିଚାର କରି, ସେହିପରି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ଦାନ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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":"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":"dana","instruction_summary":"When a satpātra śrotriya brāhmaṇa arrives at one’s home, give (especially go-dāna) following the prescribed handling—touching/examining the cow’s tail region as part of the rite.","karmic_consequence":"Proper recipient-selection and correct ritual handling make the gift ‘pure’ and fruitful; giving to unworthy recipients or ignoring procedure diminishes puṇya and may incur doṣa (ritual fault)."}
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 discernment (pātra-śuddhi)","core_concept":"Dāna is sanctified by the worthiness of the recipient and the giver’s attentive conformity to vidhi.","practical_application":"Cultivate readiness to honor learned guests; verify suitability (satpātra) and perform giving with mindful procedure rather than impulse."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Procedure"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: domestic ritual space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 103.12–14 (directional placement, mantras, dakṣiṇā)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrotriya brāhmaṇa arrives at a house; the householder leads a cow forward, ritually touching the tail region before gifting.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇa with staff/waterpot","cow with decorated tail","householder in añjali","threshold/doorway (gṛha)","ritual kusa/kalasha nearby"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal figures, ornate cow adornment, dignified śrotriya at doorway, ritual gesture at cow’s tail, earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold accents on cow ornaments and brāhmaṇa halo-like backdrop, donor presenting cow at threshold, rich textiles.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined domestic architecture, subtle expressions of reverence, detailed cow decoration, gentle ritual action.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtyard scene, delicate lines, cow and calf rendered softly, emphasis on hospitality mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, procedural","suggested_raga":"Dhanyāsi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, respectful"}
FAQs
It preserves a ritual-ethical model where social eligibility (pātratā) and a small procedural act accompany the transfer of a major gift (a cow).
No location is named; the setting is the donor’s household (gṛhe).
Identify a qualified recipient and perform the gift with due procedure rather than as a careless transaction.
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