Varaha Purana 119.13: Adhyaya 119, Shloka 13
Ritual Regulations on Permissible Foods for Offering and Consumption
भागो ममास्ति तत्रापि पशूनां छागलस्य च ॥ माहिषं वर्जयेन्मह्यं क्षीरं दधि घृतं ततः ॥
bhāgo mamāsti tatrāpi paśūnāṁ chāgalasya ca || māhiṣaṁ varjayen mahyaṁ kṣīraṁ dadhi ghṛtaṁ tataḥ |
ที่นั่นก็มีส่วนของเราเช่นกัน—ในบรรดาเครื่องบูชาสัตว์ โดยเฉพาะแพะ. เพื่อเรา พึงเว้นควาย; จงถวายแทนนั้นด้วยน้ำนม โยเกิร์ต/นมเปรี้ยว และฆี (เนยใส)
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"earth_interaction":"Claims a divine ‘share’ in offerings; specifies goat as acceptable animal share; instructs avoidance of buffalo and preference for dairy offerings."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"guided toward restraint/purity norms","key_question":"What portion belongs to the deity in offerings, which animals are acceptable, and what substitutions (like dairy) are preferred?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"In offerings, acknowledge the deity’s share; among animal offerings goat is acceptable, but buffalo should be avoided; offer milk, curd, and ghee instead.","karmic_consequence":"Following the restriction pleases the deity and preserves ritual purity; offering prohibited animals incurs doṣa and reduces/negates sacrificial merit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Varāha is treated as the yajña-bhoktṛ (enjoyer of sacrifice): the ‘share’ doctrine underscores the deity as the inner recipient of offerings; preference for dairy aligns with sāttvika, clarified-yajña substances (ghṛta as quintessential oblation).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Implicit: ghṛta as the luminous essence of yajña; deity’s ‘bhāga’ as the devatā-portion in havis; animal substitution by milk/curd/ghee signals internalization/refinement of offering.","vedantic_connection":"Devatā-bhoktṛ principle: offerings culminate in the Supreme as antaryāmin; external substances are secondary to purity and right intention (bhāva) within dharma."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"ritual theology","core_concept":"God is the true recipient; acceptable means are constrained by dharma and by what is fitting to the deity’s worship.","practical_application":"When uncertain about offerings, choose non-violent, sāttvika substitutes (milk/curd/ghee) and follow the deity-specific injunctions."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Ethics","Food Culture"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Type: temple/ritual domain (unspecified)
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 119.12–13 (acceptable items and distribution); Varāha Purāṇa 119.15 (further avoidance rules)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha indicates a ritual offering sequence: rejecting buffalo, accepting goat as a category, and elevating milk/curd/ghee as preferred offerings; vessels of dairy in foreground.","item_prompts":["Varāha teaching mudrā","three vessels labeled milk/curd/ghee","homa fire with ghṛta ladle","symbolic goat (non-graphic)","buffalo shown turned away or crossed-out motif"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized homa with bright ghṛta sheen, Varāha presiding, dairy pots prominent, buffalo motif subtly excluded.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf highlights on ghṛta ladle and halo, ornate dairy vessels, clear iconographic ‘avoid buffalo’ cue via composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant ritual still-life of dairy offerings with Varāha as calm instructor, minimal animal depiction.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: gentle pastoral setting with dairy pots, Varāha instructing, goat at a distance, buffalo absent/turned away."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"firmly prescriptive","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, with sharper emphasis on ‘varjayet’"}
FAQs
It preserves a rule-like distinction among animal categories and dairy offerings, relevant to the history of ritual norms and agrarian products.
No location is specified; the verse concerns ritual categories.
To follow restrictions in offerings—avoiding certain animals and emphasizing dairy as an alternative.
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