Varaha Purana 112.38 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 38
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
इमां गृह्णोभयमुखीमुभयत्र शमोऽस्तु वै ॥ ददे वंशविवृद्ध्यर्थं सदा स्वस्तिकरी भव
imāṃ gṛhṇobhayamukhīm ubhayatra śamo 'stu vai || dade vaṃśavivṛddhyarthaṃ sadā svastikarī bhava
(ผู้ถวายกล่าวว่า:) ‘ขอท่านจงรับโคอุภยมุขีนี้เถิด ขอความสงบและความผาสุกมีในทั้งสองภพโดยแท้ ข้าพเจ้าถวายเพื่อความเจริญแห่งวงศ์สกุล ขอท่านจงเป็นผู้ก่อให้เกิดมงคลเสมอ’
Varāha (quoting a ritual speech-formula for the donor)
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"}
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":"In go-dāna, the donor should utter a formal acceptance-invocation: offering the obhayamukhī cow for welfare in both worlds and for lineage-increase, blessing her as auspicious.","karmic_consequence":"Properly performed go-dāna supports svarga-and-para welfare and is framed as lineage-strengthening merit; omission/impurity diminishes the intended puṇya."}
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":"dharma (ritual ethics of giving)","core_concept":"Dāna becomes spiritually efficacious when joined to right intention (saṅkalpa) and right speech (mantra/formula).","practical_application":"When donating (especially go-dāna), state the purpose (svasti, ubhaya-loka-kṣema, vaṃśa-vṛddhi) and bless the gift as auspicious rather than treating it as mere transfer of property."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Studies","Ethics","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: maṅgala
Type: ritual setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.42-45 (pratigraha-vākya, Vedic citations, procedure, phala-śruti)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder-donor, hands joined, offers an ‘obhayamukhī’ cow to a brāhmaṇa recipient while reciting the blessing for welfare in both realms and lineage increase.","item_prompts":["donor with water-pot (kalaśa) or kuśa grass","cow adorned with garland and tilaka","brāhmaṇa recipient with kamaṇḍalu/daṇḍa","ritual fire or small altar","gesture of offering (dāna-mudrā)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm ochres and greens; frontal donor and recipient; richly ornamented cow; minimal background with lamp and altar; clear inscription-like mantra mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: gold-leaf highlights on ornaments, cow garlands, and vessels; symmetrical composition with donor offering; temple-like arch framing the ritual.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading; serene faces; detailed textiles; cow rendered with gentle realism and auspicious markings.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtyard scene; bright flat colors; stylized cow and figures; flowering trees suggesting maṅgala and household prosperity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"maṅgala-śānta (auspicious, formal)","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium-slow (mantra-like cadence)","voice_tone":"clear, declarative, blessing-inflected"}
FAQs
It preserves a performative donation formula, useful for reconstructing how Purāṇic prescriptions were enacted as spoken liturgy in household ritual contexts.
None; 'ubhayatra' is conceptual (two realms) rather than geographic.
To give with an explicit intention (saṅkalpa)—welfare, peace, and continuity of family/community—articulated through formal speech.
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