Varaha Purana 207.50 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 50
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
रथैर्दिव्यं विमानं तु शिबिकां चैव मानवः ॥ प्रेक्षणैरपि सौभाग्यं प्राप्नोतीह न संशयः
rathair divyaṃ vimānaṃ tu śibikāṃ caiva mānavaḥ || prekṣaṇair api saubhāgyaṃ prāpnotīha na saṃśayaḥ
ด้วยการให้ทานรถศึก บุคคลย่อมได้วิมานทิพย์และเสลี่ยง (ศิพิกา) ด้วย แม้ด้วยการจัดการแสดงอันควรชม (เปรกษณะ) ก็ย่อมได้สิริมงคลในโลกนี้—หาใช่มีข้อสงสัยไม่
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":"Gifting vehicles (ratha, śibikā) yields celestial conveyances; patronage of ‘prekṣaṇa’ (public spectacles/performances) yields good fortune in this world.","karmic_consequence":"Support for mobility and public culture returns as higher mobility/status (vimāna) and saubhāgya; neglect of such patronage forfeits these social and post-mortem merits."}
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":"lokasaṅgraha (social cohesion through patronage)","core_concept":"Dāna is not only subsistence-giving; supporting transport and arts sustains social order and shared auspiciousness.","practical_application":"Fund public goods—safe transport, festivals, and ethical performances—so prosperity circulates and community dharma is strengthened."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Material Culture","Performing Arts (as patronage)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 207 (dāna-phala list)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor presents a chariot and a palanquin; nearby, a staged performance (prekṣaṇa) is sponsored, with spectators and musicians; the reward is hinted as a celestial vimāna above.","item_prompts":["ornate ratha with horses","śibikā/palanquin with bearers","musicians (mṛdaṅga, vīṇā)","dancers/actors on a small stage","Varāha instructing","celestial vimāna in the sky as symbolic payoff"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dynamic procession with ratha and palanquin; stylized dancers; layered narrative with a vimāna above; saturated colors and decorative borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf vimāna and chariot ornaments; frontal Varāha; richly patterned textiles; festival patronage scene with symmetrical grandeur.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant courtly festival scene; refined instruments and costumes; subtle depiction of vimāna; balanced composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lively fair with small stage and procession; rolling hills in background; delicate figures and rhythmic movement; vimāna as a small luminous motif."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"uplifting, civic-auspicious","suggested_raga":"Bilahari (festive) or Kedar","pace":"medium-fast","voice_tone":"bright, declarative on ‘na saṃśayaḥ’"}
FAQs
It indicates that patronage extended beyond material necessities to mobility and public spectacle, offering a window into heritage practices of transport and entertainment sponsorship.
None; the verse discusses social acts and their results rather than a pilgrimage site.
Support of communal welfare and culture—through gifts and patronage—is presented as a source of prosperity and social good.
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