Varaha Purana 189.29: Adhyaya 189, Shloka 29
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites (Funerary Offerings) and Donor–Recipient Purification
तन्मध्ये ब्राह्मणः कश्चिद्गोलकोऽवस्थितस्तदा ॥ श्राद्धे संकल्पितं चान्नं तस्मै दत्तं विधानतः ॥
tan-madhye brāhmaṇaḥ kaścid golako 'vasthitas tadā | śrāddhe saṅkalpitaṃ cānnaṃ tasmai dattaṃ vidhānataḥ ||
వారిలో ఆ సమయంలో ‘గోలక’ (అయోగ్యుడు) అని చెప్పబడిన ఒక బ్రాహ్మణుడు ఉన్నాడు; శ్రాద్ధానికి సంకల్పించిన అన్నం విధివిధానంగా అతనికే ఇచ్చబడింది.
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":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Śrāddha-food must be offered only to a properly qualified brāhmaṇa recipient; misidentifying or choosing an unfit recipient constitutes śrāddha-doṣa.","karmic_consequence":"A flawed śrāddha fails to nourish the pitṛs and can precipitate their fall from heavenly support, producing suffering for ancestors and demerit for the performer."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-ritual causality","core_concept":"Ritual acts (karma) bear precise results only when aligned with dharma—intention (saṅkalpa) must be matched by proper execution (vidhi).","practical_application":"Verify śrāddha eligibility of the invitee (ācāra, purity, conduct) and follow vidhi so the offering truly reaches the pitṛs."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social History"]
Primary Rasa: karuṇa
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: ritual-space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 189.33-36 (consequence of śrāddha-doṣa; pitṛ distress; king’s inquiry)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha rite in progress: the performer offers consecrated food to a brāhmaṇa who is subtly marked as an unfit/irregular recipient (golaka), foreshadowing ritual fault.","item_prompts":["śrāddha altar with darbha grass","pātra of cooked rice/piṇḍa-like offering","brāhmaṇa seated receiving dāna","performer with añjali and saṅkalpa gesture","ritual vessels (kalaśa, pātra)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Temple-like śrāddha scene with flat perspective, rich earthy reds/ochres; clear mudrās for saṅkalpa and dāna; darbha and vessels rendered iconically.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf emphasis on ritual vessels and haloed figures; ornate borders; the offering bowl and darbha highlighted with metallic sheen.","mysore_prompt":"Refined linework and soft shading; calm domestic-ritual ambience; detailed textiles and utensils; restrained palette.","pahari_prompt":"Intimate courtyard ritual with delicate faces and lyrical landscape hints; minimal props—darbha, bowl, seated brāhmaṇa—narrative clarity over grandeur."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic-narrative with cautionary undertone","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, instructive, slightly grave"}
FAQs
It highlights how Purāṇic narratives encode concerns about ritual eligibility and social classification through technical terms such as golaka.
No location is specified in this verse.
Offerings designated for ancestral rites are framed as sensitive to recipient fitness; improper allocation is presented as a potential ritual fault.
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