Varaha Purana 13.50 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 50
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
चित्तं च वित्तं च नॄणां विशुद्धं शस्तश्च कालः कथितो विधिश्च | पात्रं यथोक्तं परमा च भक्तिर्नॄणां प्रयच्छन्त्यभिवाञ्छितानि || १३.५० ||
cittaṃ ca vittaṃ ca nṝṇāṃ viśuddhaṃ śastaś ca kālaḥ kathito vidhiś ca | pātraṃ yathoktaṃ paramā ca bhaktir nṝṇāṃ prayacchanty abhivāñchitāni || 13.50 ||
మనిషి యొక్క చిత్తం మరియు ధనం శుద్ధంగా ఉండి, యోగ్య కాలం మరియు విధి నిర్దేశించబడినప్పుడు, శాస్త్రోక్త పాత్రతో పాటు పరమ భక్తి ఉన్నచో—ఈ సమస్తం కలిసి కోరిన ఫలితాలను ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।
Varāha (default speaker within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; seeking procedural certainty","key_question":"What factors make dāna/śrāddha efficacious and capable of granting desired results?"}
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":"Efficacy arises from purity of intention and wealth, correct timing, correct procedure, proper recipient (pātra), and supreme devotion.","karmic_consequence":"When all factors align, iṣṭa-phala is obtained; impurity (of mind/wealth), wrong time/vidhi, or unfit recipient diminishes or nullifies merit and may yield adverse karmic residue."}
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 intention and means","core_concept":"Ends (desired fruits) are governed by integrity of means: inner purity and outer correctness together complete dharma.","practical_application":"Before giving/performing rites: verify lawful earnings, cultivate sattvic intent, choose auspicious time, follow stated vidhi, select a qualified recipient, and dedicate act with bhakti rather than transactionality."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Procedure","Dāna (Gift-giving)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: normative/ritual-ethical space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.48-49 (tīrtha and timing for Pitṛ benefit); Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.52 (condemnation of wealth-deceit in śrāddha context)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as teacher (not necessarily in boar-form depiction) enumerates the pillars of effective giving: pure mind, pure wealth, right time, right method, worthy recipient, and devotion—shown as symbolic emblems around a giver.","item_prompts":["giver with clean offering bowl","five emblems: heart (citta), coins (vitta), clock/moon (kāla), scripture/ritual manual (vidhi), seated worthy brāhmaṇa/recipient (pātra), folded hands/lotus (bhakti)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Didactic icon-panel style with labeled emblems; warm palette; stylized teacher-figure gesturing; symmetrical arrangement of the six factors.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf icons for the six factors around central donor; ornate borders; rich reds and greens; embossed scripture and kalaśa.","mysore_prompt":"Classical courtly donor scene; subtle symbolism integrated into objects; refined facial expressions emphasizing sincerity.","pahari_prompt":"Narrative miniature with teacher instructing a householder; delicate symbolic motifs floating like thought-forms; soft landscape background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, steady, confidence-building","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm and precise, with slight emphasis on the paired terms (citta/vitta, kāla/vidhi, pātra/bhakti)"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ethical and procedural norms for dāna, aligning inner disposition (citta-śuddhi) with outward correctness (kāla, vidhi, pātra), a theme also emphasized across Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general ethical-ritual principle rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
Effective giving and related religious-ethical acts require purity of intention and resources, appropriate timing, correct procedure, a worthy recipient, and a focused attitude of devotion; these conditions are said to conduce to the intended outcomes.
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