Varaha Purana 100.21 — Adhyaya 100, Shloka 21
Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Water-Cow’
Jaladhenu
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयुः ॥ जलधेनुविधानं यः शृणुयात्कीर्तयेदपि
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyuḥ || jaladhenuvidhānaṃ yaḥ śṛṇuyātkīrtayedapi
เมื่อพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวงแล้ว ย่อมบรรลุสายุชยะ คือความเป็นหนึ่ง/ความร่วมภาวะกับพระวิษณุ ผู้ใดฟัง หรือแม้สาธยายบทบัญญัติว่าด้วยชลธนู (โคน้ำ) ผู้นั้นก็ได้บุญกุศล
Varāha (default, not explicitly marked in this fragment)
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":"Hearing (śravaṇa) or reciting (kīrtana) the jaladhenu-vidhāna itself is declared meritorious, leading to sin-removal and Viṣṇu-sāyujya.","karmic_consequence":"Śravaṇa-kīrtana of the rite yields pāpa-kṣaya and Viṣṇu-sāyujya; neglect implies loss of this easy-access merit (implied)."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"Viṣṇu-sāyujya (communion/union) and freedom from sins through śravaṇa-kīrtana of the jaladhenu prescription."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-soteriology via nāma/śāstra-śravaṇa","core_concept":"Access to liberation-like proximity (sāyujya) is opened through receptive hearing and faithful recitation, not only through costly performance.","practical_application":"Regularly listen to and recite dharma/vidhi passages with devotion; treat śāstra-śravaṇa as a daily sādhana alongside charity."}
Subject Matter: ["Textual recitation culture","Ritual procedure","Soteriological claims (descriptive)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: textual/recitational sacred space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: jaladhenu-dāna section phala-śruti (contextual)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A recitation assembly: a speaker recites jaladhenu-vidhi while listeners sit attentively; above them, a subtle vision of Viṣṇu indicating sāyujya as promised fruit.","item_prompts":["reciter with palm-leaf manuscript","listeners seated in rows","water-cow (jaladhenu) symbol or icon nearby","Viṣṇu vision in the sky","conch/discus motifs"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: layered composition—recitation scene below, Viṣṇu in upper register; strong outlines and devotional symmetry.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gilded Viṣṇu apparition; ornate manuscript stand; rich textiles for the assembly; gold highlights on conch/discus.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly assembly with restrained palette; luminous Viṣṇu cameo; emphasis on attentive listening gestures.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang under a tree or veranda; soft clouds framing Viṣṇu; delicate facial expressions of devotion."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, assuring, phala-śruti cadence","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, confident, benedictory"}
FAQs
It exemplifies Purāṇic “audience merit,” where hearing/reciting ritual instructions is itself valorized, reflecting oral-textual transmission practices.
No geographic location is identified.
It promotes engagement with the text—listening and recitation—as ethically and spiritually consequential practices within the tradition’s own framework.
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