Varaha Purana 207.46 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 46
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
स स्त्रीसमृद्धं गजवाजिपूर्णं लभेदधिष्ठानवरं वरिष्ठम् ॥ धूपप्रदानेन तथा गवां च लोकानाप्नोति नरो वसूनाम्
sa strīsamṛddhaṃ gajavājipūrṇaṃ labhed adhiṣṭhānavaraṃ variṣṭham || dhūpapradānena tathā gavāṃ ca lokān āpnoti naro vasūnām
ด้วยบุญกรรมนั้น บุรุษย่อมได้ฐานะอันประเสริฐยิ่ง—อุดมด้วยสตรีและบริบูรณ์ด้วยช้างและม้า อีกทั้งด้วยการถวายธูปและการให้ทานโค ย่อมบรรลุโลกทั้งหลายอันเกี่ยวเนื่องกับเหล่าวสุ
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
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":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
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":"Merit yields high status and prosperity (elephants, horses, household abundance); dhūpa-dāna and go-dāna specifically grant attainment of the Vasu-associated worlds.","karmic_consequence":"Perform dhūpa offering and gift cows → reach Vasu-lokas (heavenly merit); neglecting such dāna forfeits elevated post-mortem destinations and worldly eminence."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Linking go-dāna and dhūpa to Vasu-worlds encodes a Vedic cosmology: the Vasus are deities of elemental supports; offerings that sustain ritual fire (dhūpa) and agrarian life (cow) align the giver with the cosmic ‘supports’ (vasu = wealth/support).","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Dhūpa as extension of agni-upacāra; cow as yajña’s sustaining wealth (ghee/milk); ‘Vasu-loka’ as the ritualized cosmos accessible through sustaining offerings.","vedantic_connection":"Sattvic giving (without harm, sustaining life and worship) purifies the mind and elevates loka-gati; wealth is reinterpreted as ‘support’ used in dharma."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma as cosmic alignment","core_concept":"Prosperity and higher worlds arise from sustaining the pillars of life and worship—cows (nourishment/wealth) and fragrant offerings (ritual continuity).","practical_application":"Support gośālās ethically; offer incense in worship; treat wealth as a means to uphold community and ritual life rather than mere consumption."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Gift-Economy"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: vīra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207 (dāna-phala culminating in higher-loka results)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prosperous estate with elephants and horses symbolizes elevated status; in the foreground, incense is offered and a cow is gifted; above, a luminous ‘Vasu-world’ realm is hinted with eight radiant presences.","item_prompts":["elephants and horses","royal/foremost seat (adhiṣṭhāna)","incense burner with thick fragrant smoke","cow being gifted with cloth/garland","celestial realm motif","eight radiant figures or symbols for Vasus"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: grand procession of elephants/horses; dhūpa smoke stylized; cow-dāna scene with temple ambience; celestial band above with radiant Vasu symbols.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf on royal seat, ornaments, and celestial band; embossed cow and incense burner; rich opulence to match ‘adhiṣṭhāna-vara’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: classical courtly scene; detailed animals; refined incense smoke; subtle celestial glow indicating Vasu-loka attainment.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: narrative triptych—gift of cow, offering of incense, and a small upper register of heavenly Vasu realm; bright, clean lines and pastoral elegance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, elevating","suggested_raga":"Bhairavī","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"authoritative, resonant, concluding"}
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era norms where dāna (gift-giving) and ritual offerings are framed as social-ethical acts linked to cosmological outcomes, preserving a record of religious economy and patronage.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is concerned with merit (phala) and post-mortem realms.
The verse promotes generosity through offerings (incense) and gifts (especially cows), presenting them as culturally valued acts with auspicious results.
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