Varaha Purana 180.79 — Adhyaya 180, Shloka 79
The Glory of Dhruva-Tīrtha: Rules of Ancestor Libations and Śrāddha, and the Consequences of Lineage-Continuity
इदं पाद्यमिदं चार्घ्यं मधुपर्कमिमां च गाम् ॥ गृहाण मुनिशार्दूल येनाहं शान्तिमाप्नुयाम् ॥
idaṃ pādyamidaṃ cārghyaṃ madhuparkamimāṃ ca gām || gṛhāṇa muniśārdūla yenāhaṃ śāntimāpnuyām ||
इदं पाद्यमिदं चार्घ्यं मधुपर्कमिमां च गाम्। गृहाण मुनिशार्दूल येनाहं शान्तिमाप्नुयाम्।
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":"Atithi-dharma: offer pādya, arghya, madhuparka, and suitable gifts (like a cow) to a visiting sage to gain peace and merit.","karmic_consequence":"Proper hospitality yields śānti and punya; refusal/stinginess toward guests leads to sin, unrest, and loss of auspiciousness."}
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 giving","core_concept":"Peace (śānti) is attained through self-offering expressed as respectful service and generosity to the worthy.","practical_application":"When receiving guests/teachers, offer practical service first (water, seat, food) and give according to capacity; let giving be a means to inner calm."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: guest-hall/threshold
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: hospitality sequence around the sage’s arrival (180.85-87)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The king presents pādya, arghya, madhuparka, and a cow to the sage, requesting acceptance for the sake of peace.","item_prompts":["water vessel for pādya","arghya tray with flowers/rice","madhuparka bowl (honey/curd/ghee)","cow with decorated horns/garland","sage as ‘muni-śārdūla’ receiving","king in añjali"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: richly patterned offering trays, stylized cow, sage with composed gaze, king offering with reverent posture, warm ceremonial palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on offering vessels and ornaments, cow adorned, strong frontal composition, ornate arch/halo motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed rendering of vessels and textures (honey bowl, flowers), elegant figures, soft luminosity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: delicate pastoral touch with the cow, simplified interior, emphasis on gentle devotion and the plea for peace."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ceremonial calm","suggested_raga":"Saurāṣṭram","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"formal, reverent, soothing"}
FAQs
It preserves a standardized hospitality sequence (pādya–arghya–madhuparka) known across Sanskrit ritual and epic literature.
No geographic name is given; the ritual occurs in a household reception context.
Proper welcome of guests through culturally sanctioned offerings is presented as a means to social harmony and personal peace.
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