Varaha Purana 103.9 — Adhyaya 103, Shloka 9
Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)
अयने विषुवे पुण्ये व्यतीपाते दिनक्षये । एषु पुण्येषु कालेषु तथाविभवशक्तितः ॥
ayane viṣuve puṇye vyatīpāte dinakṣaye | eṣu puṇyeṣu kāleṣu tathāvibhavaśaktitaḥ ||
Nos ayana (solstícios), no viṣuva (equinócio), no auspicioso vyatīpāta e ao fim do dia—em tais tempos meritórios, deve-se dar conforme os próprios recursos e capacidade.
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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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":"At astronomically auspicious junctures (ayana, viṣuva, vyatīpāta, day’s end), perform dāna in proportion to one’s means.","karmic_consequence":"Timely, capacity-based giving yields heightened puṇya; neglect or miserliness forfeits the special merit of these kāla-viśeṣas."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Kāla (cosmic time) is treated as a sacred limb of yajña; giving at saṃdhi-like astronomical thresholds aligns the householder with ṛta, the order upheld by Viṣṇu/Varāha.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Ayana/viṣuva/vyatīpāta function as ‘yajña-saṃdhi’ moments when offerings (dāna) are most ‘well-placed’ (su-huta) in the cosmic rite.","vedantic_connection":"Karma performed with deśa-kāla-śuddhi and without possessiveness purifies antaḥkaraṇa; the ‘means-based’ clause curbs ahaṅkāra and supports niṣkāma orientation."}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Calendar (astronomical timing)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: cosmic/astronomical time-markers
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 103.11–14 (cow-gift procedure and dakṣiṇā)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, instructive","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, calm"}
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic ethics integrates calendrical and astronomical markers (common in medieval South Asian practice) into guidelines for meritorious actions.
No geographic site is specified; the verse references temporal (astronomical) markers rather than places.
Perform giving at culturally recognized auspicious times, while calibrating the gift to one’s actual resources.
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