Varaha Purana 206.17 — Adhyaya 206, Shloka 17
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
बहुसुन्दरनारीके कुले जन्म समाप्नुयात् ॥ दधि क्षीरं घृतं चैव येन दत्तं द्विजातिषु ॥
bahu-sundara-nārīke kule janma samāpnuyāt || dadhi kṣīraṁ ghṛtaṁ caiva yena dattaṁ dvijātiṣu ||
येन द्विजातिषु दधि क्षीरं घृतं चैव दत्तम्, स बहुसुन्दरनारीकुले जन्म समाप्नुयात्॥
Varāha (default, instructor-voice)
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":"Give dairy staples—curd, milk, and ghee—to the twice-born (dvijāti); such anna/āhāra-dāna yields auspicious rebirth and household prosperity.","karmic_consequence":"One gains birth in a prosperous, socially desirable lineage (here poetically marked by ‘many beautiful women’), implying abundance and enjoyment as dāna-phala."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Dairy offerings echo yajña-nourishment: ghee as sacrificial essence (āhuti-sāra) sustaining devas and dharma; giving it becomes a micro-yajña that returns as embodied prosperity.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Ghṛta as the ‘fuel’ of sacred fire; kṣīra/dadhi as sattva-nourishment—mapping household dāna to cosmic reciprocity (ṛta).","vedantic_connection":"Karma as causal law in vyavahāra: sattvika dāna refines citta and shapes prārabdha-like circumstances; yet remains within saṃsāra unless joined to mokṣa-intent."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dāna-ethics / reciprocity","core_concept":"Nourishing others—especially ritual specialists—returns as nourishment and abundance in one’s own embodied life.","practical_application":"Practice regular sāttvika food-gifts (milk/curd/ghee or equivalents) with respect and purity of intent; pair with humility to avoid pride in merit."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 206.16 (sattvika gentleness); Varāha Purāṇa 206.17 (time-bound phala)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor respectfully offering vessels of curd, milk, and ghee to dvija recipients; the scene subtly foreshadows the donor’s future prosperous household life.","item_prompts":["brass/earthen pots of milk, curd, ghee","dvija figures receiving with blessing gesture","clean courtyard, kusa grass, small fire-altar (optional)","cow motif in background"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural domestic ritual scene; warm earth tones; detailed vessels; dvijas with stylized features; cow and calf behind; calm devotional mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with gold accents on vessels and ornaments; donor centered; recipients flanking; embossed pot textures; auspicious motifs (lotus, cow).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore delicate shading; focus on realism of vessels and white dairy; gentle expressions; minimal background architecture.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari village courtyard; lush greenery; intimate exchange; fine textiles; cow near a tree; narrative charm."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional, auspicious","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, benevolent"}
FAQs
It records a food-gift triad (curd, milk, ghee) important for studying historical diet, ritual economy, and the ethics of provisioning within Sanskrit textual cultures.
None; the verse is social and ethical rather than geographic.
Providing staple nourishment as gifts is represented as a meritorious act linked to prosperity and favorable rebirth.
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