Varaha Purana 208.71 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 71
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
फलदं च यशस्यं च भविष्यति हि कामदम्॥ एवमुक्त्वा ततः सूर्यः ससर्ज जलभाजनम्॥
phaladaṃ ca yaśasyaṃ ca bhaviṣyati hi kāmadam || evam uktvā tataḥ sūryaḥ sasarja jalabhājanam ||
ఇది నిశ్చయంగా ఫలప్రదం, యశస్సును కలిగించేది, కోరికలను తీర్చేది అవుతుంది. ఇలా చెప్పి సూర్యుడు జలపాత్రాన్ని సృష్టించాడు.
Narrator (with Sūrya acting; direct speech attributed to Sūrya)
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":"None","key_question":"None (Sūrya asserts the gift’s फल—fruitfulness, fame, and wish-fulfillment)."}
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":"Auspicious gifting (here, a water-vessel/ जलभाजन) is praised as fruitful, fame-producing, and desire-fulfilling.","karmic_consequence":"Observance yields merit, reputation (यशस्), and fulfillment of aims; neglect implies loss of such पुण्य-फल (not explicitly stated)."}
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-phala (ethics of giving)","core_concept":"Right giving generates multi-layered results—material satisfaction, social fame, and unseen merit.","practical_application":"Support life-sustaining needs (water, shade, footwear) through dāna; treat utility as dharmic virtue."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Material Culture"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: court/kingly milieu
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa dāna-prasaṃśā sections (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Sūrya, radiant, completes his speech and manifests a shining water-vessel as a divine gift-object.","item_prompts":["Sūrya with halo and lotuses","golden/bronze water-vessel (jalabhājana) appearing miraculously","courtly attendants witnessing","light rays forming the vessel"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Sūrya with ornate prabhāmaṇḍala, saturated reds/yellows, the jalabhājana emerging from rays; minimal background palace motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: embossed gold halo and ornaments on Sūrya; gem-like highlights; the water-vessel rendered as gold/brass with reflective sheen.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; Sūrya’s calm face, luminous aura; vessel appearing with subtle glow.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: lyrical palace terrace, pastel sky; Sūrya’s radiance stylized; small but detailed vessel floating near him."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory and wondrous","suggested_raga":"Sūryakānt (or Bhairav for gravitas)","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, declarative, slightly uplifted on फलदं/यशस्यं/कामदम"}
FAQs
It preserves a common Purāṇic theme: merit and reputation linked to beneficent acts, expressed through a narrative of divine bestowal.
No location is named in this verse.
Actions framed as meritorious are described as yielding tangible and social outcomes—benefit, reputation, and fulfillment of aims.
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