Varaha Purana 112.78 — Adhyaya 112, Shloka 78
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
तस्याप्यर्द्धशतेनाथ पञ्चाशच्च ततोऽर्द्धकम् ॥ यथाशक्त्या प्रदातव्या वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् ॥
tasyāpy arddhaśatenātha pañcāśac ca tato'rddhakam || yathāśaktyā pradātavyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet ||
ในทานนั้น จะถวายแม้เพียงครึ่งร้อย หรือห้าสิบ หรือครึ่งของนั้นก็ได้ พึงให้ตามกำลัง และพึงละเว้นการคดโกงในทรัพย์สิน
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Instruction to Bhū-devī within the dialogue frame; no physical interaction described"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"attentive, receptive to dharma-instruction on righteous giving","key_question":"How should one calibrate ritual/charitable giving to capacity while remaining free of financial deceit?"}
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":"Give according to one’s means (yathāśakti), even in smaller fractions, and avoid wealth-deceit (vitta-śāṭhya) in dāna/ritual economy.","karmic_consequence":"Honest proportional giving sustains merit and social-ritual trust; deceit in wealth undermines the gift’s efficacy and accrues demerit through hypocrisy and adharma."}
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-ethics (niṣkāma-dāna and satya)","core_concept":"Merit depends not on magnitude alone but on capacity-aligned sincerity; deception corrupts ritual action.","practical_application":"Set a realistic giving amount, disclose honestly, avoid performative charity, and keep accounts/intent transparent in ritual and social giving."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Economic Conduct","Ritual Economy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dharmavīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.112 (dāna/recitation sequence continuing in vv.5–8)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a divine instructor addressing Bhū-devī, emphasizing honest, capacity-based giving; the focus is on teaching rather than action.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated in teaching posture","Bhū-devī listening respectfully","palm-leaf manuscript or śāstra bundle","small measured piles of coins/grain indicating fractional giving","gesture of admonition against deceit"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: seated Varāha with calm śānta expression, Bhū-devī in ornate attire, manuscript and modest dāna items, flat warm palette, clear mudrā of instruction.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central enthroned Varāha-teacher with gold-leaf halo, Bhū-devī at side, symbolic coins/grain in foreground, rich ornamentation, minimal background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: refined linework, subdued elegance, Varāha holding manuscript, Bhū-devī attentive, small dāna vessels, soft shading.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate teaching scene in a pavilion, Varāha and Bhū-devī in profile, delicate landscape, small offerings arranged neatly, emphasis on narrative clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, steady, ethically admonitory","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, firm, instructive"}
FAQs
It offers a scalable model of giving, indicating that Purāṇic prescriptions often accommodate differing economic capacities while condemning fraudulent display.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is normative and economic.
Give proportionally and sincerely; do not manipulate or misrepresent wealth in charitable contexts.
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