Varaha Purana 71.14 — Adhyaya 71, Shloka 14
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
चकार तस्योषसि च पाकान्ते शालयो द्विजाः । लूयन्ते तेन मुनिना मध्याह्ने पच्यते तथा । सर्वातिथ्यमसौ विप्रो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददात्यलम् ॥ ७१.१४ ॥
cakāra tasyōṣasi ca pākānte śālayo dvijāḥ | lūyante tena muninā madhyāhne pacyate tathā | sarvātithyam asau vipro brāhmaṇebhyo dadāty alam || 71.14 ||
स विप्रः उषसि शालयः चकार; पाकान्ते ताः द्विजैः लूयन्ते, तेन मुनिना मध्याह्ने पच्यते च। स सर्वातिथ्यं कृत्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यः पर्याप्तं ददाति॥
Varāha
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":"None","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 dharmic householder/āśrama-holder should maintain timely food-production and cooking (dawn/midday rhythms) and practice atithi-satkara, giving sufficient hospitality and food-gifts to brāhmaṇas.","karmic_consequence":"Such anna-dāna and atithi-dharma yield puṇya, social harmony, and spiritual merit; neglect of guests/feeding is a dharma-breach leading to demerit and loss of auspiciousness (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"The verse implicitly yokes agrarian order and hospitality to yajña-logic: regulated time (uṣas/madhyāhna) and anna distribution function as a living sacrifice sustaining beings—an echo of Yajña-Varāha’s world-supporting order, though Varāha is not explicitly described here.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Uṣas (dawn) and madhyāhna (midday) as ‘ritual limbs’ of daily yajña; dhānya and pāka (cooking) as havis; guests/brāhmaṇas as recipients akin to devatā/ṛtvij in the social-sacrificial economy.","vedantic_connection":"Sevā through anna-dāna expresses loka-saṅgraha and reduces ahaṅkāra; action (karma) becomes purifying when offered in a yajña-spirit (karma-yoga framing, consonant with later Vedāntic readings)."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma as embodied practice","core_concept":"Dharma is not only inner austerity but outward, time-bound service—feeding others at the right time, in the right measure, with consistency.","practical_application":"Keep a disciplined daily schedule; prioritize feeding dependents/guests; allocate resources for regular giving rather than occasional display."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Duty (Dharma)","Household Economy","Hospitality"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇā
Type: hermitage with cultivated fields
Related Themes: 71.71.12 (boon of grains enabling this economy); 71.71.10 (tapas as the root cause of capacity)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A well-run hermitage economy: rice cultivation at dawn, reaping at harvest, cooking at midday, and generous feeding of guests and brāhmaṇas.","item_prompts":["paddy fields and ripened rice","brahmins reaping with sickles under the sage’s supervision","midday cooking hearth with pots","a line of guests receiving food","storage granary, ladles, leaf-plates"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: rhythmic day-cycle composition (dawn fieldwork to midday kitchen to feeding scene); stylized figures and patterned textiles; warm earth tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central feeding/hospitality scene with gold highlights on vessels and halos; secondary vignettes of harvesting and cooking in borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: detailed domestic-āśrama realism—pots, fire, grains; gentle expressions of generosity; balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral paddy landscape with narrative episodes; delicate depiction of serving food under a tree or veranda; soft, lyrical palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, nurturing, steady","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, instructive, grounded"}
FAQs
It reflects a normative Purāṇic ideal of household management in which agrarian production (rice cultivation and harvest) supports structured hospitality and almsgiving, illustrating social ethics embedded in narrative description.
No specific geographic toponym is present in this verse; it describes a generalized domestic/agricultural setting rather than a named sacred site.
The verse foregrounds atithi-satkāra—providing hospitality to all guests—and adequate giving to brahmins, framed as disciplined daily practice supported by orderly household/agricultural activity.
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