Varaha Purana 107.14 — Adhyaya 107, Shloka 14
The Glorification of Donating a Butter-Cow
Navanīta-Dhenu
य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः ।। सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥
ya idaṃ śṛṇuyād bhaktyā śrāvayed vāpi mānavaḥ || sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇuloke mahīyate ||
Кто слушает это с преданностью или даже устраивает, чтобы это было услышано, становится очищенным от всякого греха и почитается в мире Вишну.
Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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":"Śravaṇa and śrāvaṇa (hearing and causing others to hear) of this dharma-phala teaching is itself meritorious and purifying.","karmic_consequence":"One becomes purified of all sins and is honored in Viṣṇu-loka; neglecting transmission forfeits this easy merit."}
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":"bhakti (śravaṇa)","core_concept":"Sacred knowledge is efficacious when received and shared; transmission is itself a dharmic act.","practical_application":"Listen to purāṇic teachings with devotion and sponsor/teach recitations; treat oral preservation as spiritual practice."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: cosmic realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 107.12–14 (topic and fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A recitation setting: a speaker (ācārya/brāhmaṇa) narrates; listeners sit attentively; the merit is shown as a subtle vision of Viṣṇu-loka above.","item_prompts":["reciter with palm-leaf manuscript","listeners in añjali","simple yajña/homa lamp","sound-wave motif or floating syllables","faint Vaikuṇṭha vision overhead"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: temple mandapa recitation; bold outlines; attentive audience; faint celestial Viṣṇu-loka vignette in upper register.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate storyteller seated on a throne-like seat; gold accents on manuscript stand; celestial Viṣṇu-loka in gold relief above.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: courtly yet devotional pravacana scene; refined textiles; gentle lighting; subtle divine vision.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang under a pavilion; delicate gestures; floating script-like motifs; small Vaikuṇṭha cloud scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional-instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, articulate, encouraging"}
FAQs
It reflects the oral-aural ecology of Purāṇic transmission, where listening and public recitation are treated as culturally meaningful acts.
No geographic location is mentioned.
The verse encourages dissemination of teachings—ethical value is placed on learning, listening, and enabling others’ access to the text.
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