Shloka 43
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
पानीयस्य प्रदानेन तृप्तिर्भवति शाश्वती ॥ अन्नपानप्रदानेन कामभोगैस्तु तृप्यते ॥
pānīyasya pradānena tṛptir bhavati śāśvatī | annapānapradānena kāmabhogais tu tṛpyate ||
పానీయజల దానంతో శాశ్వత తృప్తి కలుగుతుంది. అన్నం మరియు పానీయం దానం చేయుటవలన కోరిన భోగఫలాలతో తృప్తి పొందుతాడు.
Varāha (default, dialogue framework)
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":"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":"Pānīya-dāna yields enduring contentment; anna-pāna-dāna yields satisfaction through the fruition of desired enjoyments.","karmic_consequence":"Giving water brings lasting tṛpti (sustained well-being); giving food/drink brings fulfillment of kāma-bhoga (legitimate enjoyments)."}
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 care / karma-phala","core_concept":"Sustaining life (water, food) is the highest practical compassion; its fruit is inner and outer satisfaction.","practical_application":"Maintain water pots, wells, and food distribution—especially for travelers, the poor, and ritual guests (atithi)."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Charity (water/food)","Social welfare"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇā
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207 (continuation of dāna-phala list)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor offers a water vessel and a bowl of food; recipients show relief; the ‘enduring satisfaction’ is depicted as a calm aura around the giver.","item_prompts":["water pot (kalaśa/kamaṇḍalu)","cup/lotā","plates of food","thirsty traveler or ascetic","gesture of offering","calm radiance indicating tṛpti"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: rich reds/ochres; donor pouring water into a vessel; Varāha presiding as teacher; serene halo signifying śāśvatī tṛpti.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on water pot and offering plate; central blessing figure; ornate borders with wave/lotus motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined faces, gentle shading; emphasis on the act of pouring water and offering food; quiet devotional ambience.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: pastoral roadside charity scene; stream and travelers; delicate architecture; narrative simplicity with bright garments."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"soothing, benevolent","suggested_raga":"Śrī","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"soft but firm, conveying reassurance"}
FAQs
It highlights water-giving as a foundational charitable act, aligning with South Asian cultural history where public water access (wells, tanks, rest-houses) is treated as a major merit-generating welfare practice.
No location is specified.
Provide essential sustenance—especially water and food—as enduring forms of welfare-oriented generosity.