Varaha Purana 101.8 — Adhyaya 101, Shloka 8
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Rasadhenu’ (Sugarcane-Juice Cow) Donation
चत्वारि तिलपात्राणि चतुर्दिक्षु निवेशयेत् ॥ सर्वलक्षणयुक्ताय श्रोत्रियाय कुटुम्बिने ॥
chatvāri tilapātrāṇi caturdikṣu niveśayet || sarvalakṣaṇayuktāya śrotriyāya kuṭumbine ||
พึงวางภาชนะงาสี่ใบไว้ในสี่ทิศ แล้ว(จึงถวาย)แก่คฤหัสถ์ผู้เป็นศฺโรตริยะ ผู้เพียบพร้อมด้วยลักษณะอันสมควรทั้งปวง
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":"dana","instruction_summary":"Place four sesame-filled vessels in the four directions and donate them to a qualified śrotriya householder (kutuṃbin) endowed with proper marks.","karmic_consequence":"Properly directed tiladāna supports merit, ancestral welfare, and purification; misdirected/impure gifting diminishes fruit and may fail to relieve sin/pretic obligations."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / dāna-dharma","core_concept":"Merit depends not only on giving but on right recipient (pātra), right orientation, and right procedure.","practical_application":"Select a learned, disciplined recipient; prepare the gift with purity; perform the act with mindful attention to ritual directions and intention."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: ritual arena (domestic/śrauta-adjacent)
Related Themes: 101.12.0 (mentions 'previously stated mantras' used in the same dāna sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor in a purified courtyard places four sesame vessels at the cardinal directions, then approaches a learned householder-Brahmin recipient.","item_prompts":["four sesame vessels (tilapātra)","cardinal directions marked (east/south/west/north)","donor with water-pot (kamaṇḍalu) or offering tray","śrotriya recipient with sacred thread and Vedic manuscripts","ritual ground with rangoli/maṇḍala"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Flat, saturated colors; donor placing four tilapātras at the four quarters around a simple maṇḍala; śrotriya seated with palm-leaf manuscript; calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Central donor and seated śrotriya with ornate arch; four small gold-highlighted vessels at corners; rich textiles; emphasis on auspiciousness and ritual order.","mysore_prompt":"Refined linework; domestic ritual setting with subtle directional markers; gentle expressions; detailed vessels and sesame texture.","pahari_prompt":"Himalayan miniature courtyard; four corner vessels; intimate scale; soft landscape beyond; emphasis on narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, steady"}
FAQs
It indicates recipient-criteria (śrotriya, householder) and directional placement of offerings, informing social and ritual norms surrounding dāna.
No specific location is identified; directional arrangement is a ritual schema.
The verse emphasizes appropriate distribution—gifts should be offered to qualified recipients within a structured, orderly ritual setting.
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