Varaha Purana 112.14: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 14
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
पूर्वोक्ता यास्तु कपिलाः सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताः ॥ सर्वा ह्येता महाभागास्तारयन्ति न संशयः ॥
pūrvoktā yās tu kapilāḥ sarva-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitāḥ || sarvā hy etā mahābhāgās tārayanti na saṃśayaḥ ||
ముందుగా చెప్పబడిన, సమస్త లక్షణాలతో లక్షితమైన ఆ కపిలా గోవులు—అవన్నీ మహాభాగ్యవంతులు; అవి (దాతను) తరింపజేస్తాయి, సందేహం లేదు.
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Kapilā cows possessing the stated auspicious lakṣaṇas are declared ‘mahābhāgā’ and are said to ferry the donor across (saṃsāra/sin), certainly.","karmic_consequence":"Giving/associating with such auspicious Kapilās leads to deliverance-like merit (‘tārayanti’); ignoring prescribed lakṣaṇas weakens the intended ritual fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriological karma (tāraṇa motif)","core_concept":"Rightly qualified dāna functions as a ‘boat’—a means of crossing moral peril and saṃsāric difficulty.","practical_application":"Perform dāna with attention to scriptural criteria (lakṣaṇa) and with faith in the stated phala, avoiding casual or purely transactional giving."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhāva
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.13 (Kapilā’s epithets); Varāha Purāṇa 112.15 (purifying power at saṃgamas)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequence of Kapilā cows with auspicious marks are shown as ‘fortunate’ beings; the donor is symbolically carried across a river of saṃsāra.","item_prompts":["multiple Kapilā cows with auspicious markings","a river or ocean labeled metaphorically as saṃsāra","a donor figure offering with folded hands","a subtle ‘boat/crossing’ visual metaphor"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized river band; Kapilā cows forming a bridge; Varāha narrating; ornamental borders, devotional calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold river-wave motifs; Kapilā cows with gilded accents; donor kneeling; strong iconographic symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined pastoral realism; gentle river crossing allegory; soft shading, restrained symbolism.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with stream; cows leading the donor across stepping-stones; light, faith-filled mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, faith-strengthening","suggested_raga":"Śuddha Sāveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, declarative"}
FAQs
It exemplifies a standard Purāṇic assurance formula—linking a correctly qualified ritual gift with a promised salvific outcome.
No location is specified in this verse.
The instruction emphasizes correct qualification/selection (lakṣaṇas) in gifting practices within dharma-oriented conduct.
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