Varaha Purana 112.34 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 34
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
नन्दितो याति पितृभिर्विष्ण्वाख्यं परमं पदम् ॥ ब्रह्मस्वहारी गोघ्नो वा भ्रूणहा पापदेहकः
nandito yāti pitṛbhir viṣṇvākhyam paramaṃ padam || brahmasvahārī goghno vā bhrūṇahā pāpadehakaḥ
ผู้คนย่อมชื่นบานไปพร้อมกับบรรพชน ถึงแดนสูงสุดอันเรียกว่าแดนของพระวิษณุ. แม้ผู้ลักเอาทรัพย์ของพราหมณ์ หรือผู้ฆ่าโค หรือผู้ฆ่าทารกในครรภ์—ผู้มีร่างกายอาบด้วยบาป—(ก็ยังอยู่ในขอบเขตแห่งถ้อยคำนี้)
Varāha (default, instructional voice in dialogue framework)
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Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Soteriology","Ritual Studies"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.37–112.39 (catalog of sinners; purification via go-dāna and regulated observance)
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FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic strategies of moral persuasion: listing severe transgressions to emphasize the claimed efficacy of a prescribed gift/rite within a devotional soteriological frame.
No earthly geography is named; the destination is a theological 'supreme abode' (paramaṃ padam) associated with Viṣṇu.
To underscore the transformative potential attributed to regulated charity/ritual action, while foregrounding moral categories of wrongdoing and purification.
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