Varaha Purana 174.97 — Adhyaya 174, Shloka 97
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
(छत्रादिदानम्) पर्जन्यो वरुणः सूर्यः सलिलं केशवः शिवः ॥ अग्निर्वैश्रवणो देवः पापं हरतु मेऽव्ययः ॥
(chatrādidānam) parjanyo varuṇaḥ sūryaḥ salilaṁ keśavaḥ śivaḥ || agnir vaiśravaṇo devaḥ pāpaṁ haratu me 'vyayaḥ ||
(ว่าด้วยการถวายร่มและทานที่เกี่ยวเนื่อง:) ขอปัรชัญญะ วรุณะ พระอาทิตย์ สายน้ำ เกศวะ ศิวะ อัคนี และเทพไวศรวณะ—ขอเดชะทิพย์อันไม่เสื่อมสลาย จงขจัดบาปของข้าพเจ้า
Unspecified (liturgical formula within the narrative; defaults to Varāha-frame if needed)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"Invokes Keśava among purifying deities; not a Mathurā/Kṛṣṇa-līlā reference in this verse."}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"In the context of chātra-ādi-dāna (gift of umbrellas and related items), one recites a deva-invocation seeking removal of pāpa through the merit of dāna and divine witness.","karmic_consequence":"Properly offered dāna with this purificatory intention is framed as pāpa-hara (demerit-removing); neglect/impure intent implies the pāpa-removal is not secured."}
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":"karma-śuddhi (ritual-ethical)","core_concept":"Pāpa is mitigated through dhārmic action (dāna) supported by devatā-smaraṇa and surrender to the imperishable divine order.","practical_application":"When giving protective/comfort items (e.g., umbrella), dedicate the act to cosmic deities and explicitly intend inner/outer purification."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics (Dāna)","Ritual Culture","Cosmology (deities of elements)","Purificatory Practices"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: ritual formula
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa dāna-prakaraṇa context (chātra-ādi-dāna)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor offers an umbrella and related gifts before a small altar while invoking Parjanya, Varuṇa, Sūrya, the Waters, Keśava, Śiva, Agni, and Vaiśravaṇa as witnesses and removers of demerit.","item_prompts":["umbrella (chatra) as the featured gift","donor with water-pot and offering tray","eight deity-symbols: raincloud (Parjanya), noose/ocean (Varuṇa), solar disc (Sūrya), river/waves (Āpas), conch/discus (Keśava), trident (Śiva), flame (Agni), treasure/kuvera-emblems (Vaiśravaṇa)","ritual fire or lamp","mantra-scroll or palm-leaf"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural palette; frontal donor near a lamp; deity emblems arranged in a mandala-like halo; strong outlines, calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore composition with gold-leaf halo around a central Keśava emblem; embossed icons for Sūrya/Agni; umbrella rendered as ornate gift with jewels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore-style delicate linework; soft shading; donor in refined courtly attire; subtle deity symbols in the background sky and water.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature: riverside setting; small altar; raincloud and sun in the sky; compact iconography for the eight deities; crisp narrative detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"purificatory, supplicatory","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, mantra-like, reverent"}
FAQs
It documents a donation-related (dāna) ritual formula and a syncretic list of deities, useful for reconstructing medieval North Indian ritual and devotional ecologies.
None is explicitly named here; the focus is on a general purificatory invocation associated with dāna practice.
The verse frames charitable giving (dāna) and moral purification as linked—ethical repair is sought through disciplined generosity and remembrance of cosmic order.
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