Varaha Purana 189.49: Adhyaya 189, Shloka 49
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites (Funerary Offerings) and Donor–Recipient Purification
अपात्राय न दातव्यं नास्तिकाय गुरुद्रुहे ॥ गोलकाय न दातव्यं कुण्डाय च विशेषतः ॥
apātrāya na dātavyaṃ nāstikāya gurudruhe | golakāya na dātavyaṃ kuṇḍāya ca viśeṣataḥ ||
ไม่พึงให้ทานแก่ผู้ไม่สมควรรับ ไม่พึงให้แก่ผู้ปฏิเสธธรรม และผู้ประทุษร้ายครูอาจารย์ ไม่พึงให้แก่โกลกะ และโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งไม่พึงให้แก่กุณฑะ
Varāha (default narrative voice; normative injunction, speaker not explicit)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Dāna should not be given to an apātra (unfit), nāstika (denier of normative authority), guru-druh (one who harms the teacher), golaka, and especially a kuṇḍa.","karmic_consequence":"Giving to such recipients is treated as misdirected dāna that fails to yield merit and can generate demerit through supporting adharma."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma/ethics","core_concept":"Pātratā (worthiness) governs the moral efficacy of giving; intention alone is insufficient without discernment of recipient.","practical_application":"Before donating, assess alignment with śraddhā, respect for guru/ācārya, and social-ritual fitness; redirect charity toward sāttvika, dharmic recipients."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Norms"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: bībhatsa
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 189.59 (positive injunction to give to brāhmaṇa); Varāha Purāṇa 189.57-58 (efficacy of even one excellent brāhmaṇa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as a didactic divine narrator laying down strict rules of gifting, with symbolic figures representing unworthy recipients kept at a distance while worthy brāhmaṇas stand near the gift-vessel.","item_prompts":["Varāha (divine teacher posture)","pātra with water/coins/cloth (dāna vessel)","brāhmaṇa recipient with yajñopavīta","figures labeled by traits: nāstika, guru-druh, golaka, kuṇḍa kept outside a boundary line","palm-leaf manuscript or dharma-scroll"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, frontal Varāha-teacher with bold outlines and flat warm palette; clear separation of worthy brāhmaṇa and excluded figures; ritual vessel emphasized.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold-leaf halo for Varāha; ornate dāna vessel and jewelry; brāhmaṇa rendered with crisp textiles; excluded figures in subdued tones at margins.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework and soft shading; Varāha instructing with abhaya/teaching gesture; refined depiction of brāhmaṇa and ritual objects.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, narrative panel with Varāha seated on a low throne; stylized landscape border; small grouped figures showing worthy vs unworthy recipients."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"injunctive, cautionary","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"firm, judicial, didactic"}
FAQs
It aligns with broader Sanskrit normative literature where dāna and śrāddha are regulated by recipient fitness, illustrating the moral-legal vocabulary (apātra, gurudruha) used to police ritual transactions.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Giving is framed as morally discriminating: the text discourages support of persons deemed harmful to social-educational order or ritually improper.
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