Varaha Purana 55.13: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 13
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
कटकार्णि च सौवर्णकर्णाभरणकानि च । एकैकं ग्राममेतॆषां राजा राजन् प्रदापयेत् ॥ ५५.१३ ॥
kaṭakāṇi ca sauvarṇakarṇābharaṇakāṇi ca | ekaikaṃ grāmam eteṣāṃ rājā rājan pradāpayet || 55.13 ||
కంకణాలు మరియు స్వర్ణ కర్ణాభరణాలు కూడా ఇవ్వాలి; మరియు ఓ రాజా, రాజు వీరికి ఒక్కొక్కరికి ఒక్కో గ్రామాన్ని కూడా ప్రదానం చేయించాలి।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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":"rajaniti","instruction_summary":"A king should bestow to each recipient bracelets and golden ear-ornaments, and even grant one village per recipient as royal patronage.","karmic_consequence":"Righteous royal patronage (dāna with land-grant) yields fame, stability, and dharmic legitimacy; unjust/withheld patronage undermines kīrti and is seen as failure of rāja-dharma."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Mahā-dāna / rājāṅga-dāna component of the rite (including grāma-dāna)","tithi_month":"Not specified in the excerpt.","promised_fruit":"Exceptional puṇya and enduring renown (kīrti) through high-grade gifts and land-grants to qualified dvijas."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"rāja-dharma / stewardship","core_concept":"Kingship is validated by redistribution: sovereignty becomes sacred when used to sustain dharma and its custodians.","practical_application":"Use state resources ethically—transparent grants, fair endowments, and support of learned communities without exploitation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Governance","Patronage","Material Culture"]
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Type: kingdom/administrative territory
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 55.55.11-12 (assembly and gifts); Varāha Purāṇa 55.55.14-15 (capacity-based giving; symbolic earth-gift)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A king ceremonially grants jewelry and proclaims village endowments to brāhmaṇas, with scribes/attendants recording the grants.","item_prompts":["golden ear-ornaments","bracelets","royal seal or copperplate grant","scribe with palm-leaf/copperplate","brāhmaṇas receiving","court pavilion"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: regal pavilion, stylized gold ornaments, scribe figure, formal hand-gesture of granting, deep reds and ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heavy gold-leaf on ornaments and throne, copperplate grant highlighted, symmetrical court scene with ornate arch.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined palace interior, detailed jewelry rendering, calm authoritative king, documentary scribe detail.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lighter court scene with narrative charm, visible grant document, bright ornament accents, gentle facial expressions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"Regal, declarative","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, authoritative, composed"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic articulation of royal patronage (dāna) where valuable ornaments and land (a village grant) function as instruments of social support and institutional endowment, paralleling known South Asian practices of land-grants and donations.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it refers generically to a grāma (village) as a unit of grant rather than a particular identifiable site.
The verse presents an ethical instruction of responsible rulership: a king should ensure systematic giving—material gifts and land allocations—toward designated recipients, emphasizing structured generosity as a component of governance.
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