Varaha Purana 180.78 — Adhyaya 180, Shloka 78
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
सदा यज्ञं करिष्यामि गृहमागमने तव ॥ अद्य मे सफलं जन्म यद्भवांस्त्वमिहागतः ॥
sadā yajñaṃ kariṣyāmi gṛhamāgamane tava || adya me saphalaṃ janma yadbhavāṃstvamihāgataḥ ||
तव गृहमागमने सदा यज्ञं करिष्यामि। अद्य मे जन्म सफलं यद्भवान् त्वमिहागतः।
King (rājā)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"observer","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":"A householder-king should honor a guest-sage with yajña/ritual hospitality upon each visit, treating the occasion as supremely auspicious.","karmic_consequence":"Such honoring sustains prosperity and merit, making life ‘fruitful’; neglect of guest-honor diminishes punya and invites inauspiciousness."}
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":"Gṛhastha-dharma","core_concept":"Householder life becomes meaningful when oriented to yajña—service, offering, and honoring the worthy.","practical_application":"Make hospitality and giving a regular discipline; treat encounters with the virtuous as occasions for worship-through-action."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Customs"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: household-ritual space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: hospitality offerings detailed next (180.87)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king vows to perform sacrifice whenever the sage visits, proclaiming his life fulfilled by the sage’s arrival.","item_prompts":["king speaking with folded hands","small altar/fire hinted in background","sage listening calmly","offerings arranged (ghee pot, ladle)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized yajña elements (small agni-kuṇḍa), king in añjali, sage serene, rhythmic decorative borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted ritual vessels, king’s ornaments, central fire motif, auspicious symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined ritual paraphernalia, gentle glow of fire, balanced courtly setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: simplified fire altar, lyrical interior scene, emphasis on sincerity over grandeur."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, vow-like","suggested_raga":"Kalyāṇi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, earnest, respectful"}
FAQs
It reflects the reciprocal economy of ritual and prestige: householders and kings gain merit through supporting ascetics and ritual acts.
Only a domestic setting (“house”) is indicated; no named geography appears in this verse.
Sustained generosity and ritual responsibility toward worthy guests are framed as life-fulfilling virtues.
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