Varaha Purana 108.17 — Adhyaya 108, Shloka 17
The Eulogy and Procedure of Donating the ‘Salt-Cow’
Lavaṇadhenu
इष्ट्वा चैवं च मन्त्रं तु पुच्छदेशोपविश्य च ॥ छत्रकोपानहौ देये मुद्रिकाकर्णमात्रकैः
iṣṭvā caivaṃ ca mantraṃ tu pucchadeśopaviśya ca || chatrakopānahau deye mudrikākarṇamātrakaiḥ
இவ்வாறு வழிபாடு செய்து மந்திரத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தி, வால்பகுதியில் அமர்ந்து, குடையும் பாதுக்கையும் தானமாக அளிக்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் சிறிய அளவுடைய மோதிரமும் காதணியும் வழங்க வேண்டும்.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicitly marked in this verse-fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"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":"After mantra-based worship, one should perform prescribed dāna: give an umbrella and footwear, and also a ring and a modest ear-ornament, following the rite’s seating/placement instruction.","karmic_consequence":"Following: accrues ritual merit and supports the rite’s completeness (saṃpūrṇatā) and protective auspiciousness; Breaking/omission: rite becomes deficient (hīna) and the intended phala is weakened (implied)."}
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":"karma-yoga / dāna-śuddhi","core_concept":"Ritual efficacy is joined to generosity: mantra and worship culminate in outward giving, converting private merit into social auspiciousness.","practical_application":"When performing pūjā/vrata-like rites, include appropriate dāna according to capacity; prioritize useful protective items (chatrā, pādukā) and modest, non-extravagant gifts."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Material Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: domestic/temple ritual setting
Related Themes: Adjacent Varāha Purāṇa ritual sections prescribing dāna items as upasaṃhāra of rites
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual performer after pūjā/mantra, seated as instructed, presenting gifts—umbrella and sandals—along with a ring and small ear-ornament to a recipient/priest.","item_prompts":["pūjā altar with lamp and flowers","japa-mālā/mantra gesture","umbrella (chatra)","footwear (pādukā)","ring (mudrikā)","ear-ornament (karṇa-bhūṣaṇa)","recipient with accepting hands"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: ritual interior with bright reds/ochres; donor and priest in profile; clearly rendered chatra and pādukā; ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: donor offering gifts with gold-leaf highlights on ornaments; embossed umbrella canopy; rich textile patterns.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: elegant courtly ritual scene; fine jewelry detailing on mudrikā and karṇa-ornament; soft lamp-light ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: simplified, lyrical gifting scene in a pavilion; delicate linework for umbrella and sandals; pastel background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"procedural, ritual-instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, precise, vidhi-like"}
FAQs
It catalogs ancillary gifts (umbrella, sandals, ornaments), offering evidence for everyday objects as ritualized donations in Purāṇic social practice.
No geographic location is specified.
To complete gifting with appropriate supplementary items, reflecting thoroughness and care in ritual generosity.
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