Varaha Purana 55.12 — Adhyaya 55, Shloka 12
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तेषां एकैकशो गां च अनड्वाहं च दापयेत् । एकैकं वस्त्रयुग्मं च अङ्गुलीयकम् एव च ॥ ५५.१२ ॥
teṣāṁ ekaikaśo gāṁ ca anaḍvāhaṁ ca dāpayet | ekaikaṁ vastrayugmaṁ ca aṅgulīyakam eva ca || 55.12 ||
A cada um deles, um por um, deve-se fazer dar uma vaca e um boi (anadwāha); e igualmente, a cada um, um par de vestes e também um anel.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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":"To each invited dvija, give individually a cow and an ox, plus a pair of garments and a ring.","karmic_consequence":"Such complete, individualized dāna strengthens puṇya and social-sacral reciprocity; stinginess or partial giving reduces merit and is censured as adharma in gift-ethics."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Dāna-aṅga of the chapter’s rite (cow/ox/vastra/aṅgulīyaka dāna)","tithi_month":"Not specified in the excerpt.","promised_fruit":"Ritual fulfillment and increased merit through go-dāna and upakaraṇa-dāna to qualified recipients."}
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 wealth / yajña-spirit in giving","core_concept":"Wealth attains purity when converted into dharmic support—sustenance (cow/ox), dignity (clothing), and honor (ring).","practical_application":"Give directly and personally (ekaikaśaḥ), ensuring each recipient receives complete, respectful support rather than vague charity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Economy","Social Practices"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dāna-śṛṅgāra (generosity/auspiciousness)
Type: ritual enclosure at a sacred place
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 55.55.11 (invitation of dvijas); Varāha Purāṇa 55.55.13-15 (ornaments, villages, capacity-based giving)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A formal distribution: each brāhmaṇa receives a cow and an ox, a folded pair of garments, and a ring presented by attendants under the king’s supervision.","item_prompts":["cow with decorated horns","ox with yoke ornament","folded cloth pair","ring in a small tray","brāhmaṇas receiving gifts","royal attendants"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: rhythmic procession of gift-giving, stylized cattle, attendants holding vastra bundles, warm earthy palette, serene recipient faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf emphasis on jewelry and ring, richly caparisoned cattle, symmetrical composition with ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant court ritual, detailed textiles, naturalistic cattle, gentle expressions, balanced spacing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative vignette with simplified cattle forms, bright garments, intimate exchange gestures, lyrical background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Auspicious, procedural","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warmly didactic, precise"}
FAQs
It documents a Purāṇic model of dāna (regulated gifting), reflecting how material goods—livestock, clothing, and personal ornaments—functioned as socially recognized forms of support and honor within premodern South Asian ritual and economic life.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on distributive gifting rather than sacred geography.
The verse prescribes equitable, individualized distribution—each recipient is to receive comparable gifts—framing generosity as structured fairness rather than arbitrary donation.
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