Varaha Purana 206.10: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 10
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
नैककन्याप्रदातारं नैकयज्ञकृतं तथा ॥ पूज्यतां सर्वकामैस्तु पदं गच्छतु वैष्णवम् ॥
naika-kanyā-pradātāraṁ naika-yajña-kṛtaṁ tathā || pūjyatāṁ sarva-kāmais tu padaṁ gacchatu vaiṣṇavam ||
ผู้ใดได้ถวายกัญญาทานแก่ธิดามากมาย และได้ประกอบยัญพิธีมากมายด้วย—ขอให้ผู้นั้นได้รับการบูชาด้วยสิ่งสำเร็จอันพึงปรารถนาทั้งปวง และขอให้ถึงซึ่งฐานะแห่งไวษณพ
Varāha (default, instructor-voice)
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":"Honor those who perform major meritorious acts—especially kanyā-dāna (marriage-gift of maidens) and repeated yajñas—as worthy of pūjā and as destined for a Vaiṣṇava state.","karmic_consequence":"Such merit leads to fulfillment of desired aims and attainment of a Vaiṣṇava post/realm; neglecting honor of the meritorious implies loss of social-religious merit and missed auspicious association."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala / dharma","core_concept":"Great gifts and sacrifices refine intention and align one toward Viṣṇu-centered destiny.","practical_application":"Support and honor dhārmic donors and ritual performers; cultivate giving and yajña as long-term spiritual investment."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 206.12–15 (continuation of reward sequence)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha in didactic posture (teacher-kingly deity) pronouncing the fruit of kanyā-dāna and many yajñas, with symbolic glimpses of a sacrificial altar and a devotee approaching a Vaiṣṇava realm.","item_prompts":["Varāha as instructor with raised hand (abhaya/teaching gesture)","yajña-kuṇḍa with flames and ladle","wedding-gift motif (kanyā-dāna symbol: bride with parents)","Vaishnava loka/Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) in the sky"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Varāha with ornate jewelry, warm ochres/greens; include stylized yajña fire and śaṅkha-cakra halo; calm śānta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf aura around Varāha; embossed śaṅkha-cakra; miniature yajña altar at bottom; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: delicate linework, soft shading; Varāha seated on a low throne teaching; subtle sacrificial smoke curling upward.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical landscape with a small yajña scene; Varāha as divine teacher on a terrace; distant celestial Vaishnava abode in pale blues."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"didactic, benedictory","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, authoritative, gently uplifting"}
FAQs
It juxtaposes two major merit-bearing institutions—kanyā-pradāna and yajña—illustrating how Purāṇic texts summarize social-ritual ideals and their promised outcomes.
No specific place-name appears; the 'Vaiṣṇava station' (vaiṣṇava padam) is a theological/cosmological destination rather than a mapped site.
The verse validates generosity and ritual performance as culturally valued ethical acts, framed through the language of honor and attainment.
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