Varaha Purana 207.56 — Adhyaya 207, Shloka 56
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
दत्त्वा द्विजेभ्यः स भवेत्सुरूपो रोगांश्च कांश्चिल्लभते न जातु ॥ बीजैरशून्यैः शयनाभिरामं दद्याद्गृहं यः पुरुषो द्विजाय
dattvā dvijebhyaḥ sa bhavet surūpo rogāṁś ca kāṁścil labhate na jātu || bījair aśūnyaiḥ śayanābhirāmaṁ dadyād gṛhaṁ yaḥ puruṣo dvijāya
ผู้ใดถวายทานแก่ทวิชะ ย่อมได้รูปงามและไม่ประสบโรคภัยใด ๆ เลย และบุรุษผู้ใดถวายเรือนแก่พราหมณ์ ซึ่งมีเมล็ดพืชธัญญาหารไม่ขาดและมีที่นอนอันรื่นรมย์จัดไว้ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้บุญกุศลใหญ่หลวง
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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":"Dāna to dvijas—especially gifting a well-provisioned house with seed-grain and good beds—yields beauty and freedom from disease.","karmic_consequence":"Generous, properly furnished gifts produce health, good form, and merit; stinginess/withholding support to worthy recipients diminishes puṇya and invites suffering."}
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":"ethics/social dharma","core_concept":"Material support given with completeness (seed-grain, bedding, shelter) becomes a vehicle for puṇya and embodied well-being.","practical_application":"Practice thoughtful charity: give what sustains life and learning (housing, food security), choose worthy recipients, and give without harm or humiliation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Social Economy","Dāna (Charity)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: dāna-śṛṅgāra
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: dāna-focused passages near this section (dvija-pūjā, gifts and fruits)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A donor respectfully offering a furnished house to a brāhmaṇa: granary with seed-grain, neat beds, and ritual hospitality; the donor’s body shown radiant/healthy as a symbolic fruit.","item_prompts":["house with doorway garland","sacks/jars of seed-grain","bed with clean linens","brāhmaṇa recipient with staff/waterpot","donor with folded hands and offering tray"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; frontal house façade with decorative borders; donor and brāhmaṇa in formal poses; warm earthy palette; emphasis on auspicious household items.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore; opulent house-gift scene with gold-leaf highlights on doorway, vessels, and textiles; richly ornamented figures; symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore; refined domestic interior, detailed textiles and vessels; gentle expressions; subtle glow indicating health/merit.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari; courtyard scene with charming architecture; delicate rendering of grain jars and bedding; narrative warmth and clarity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"auspicious, encouraging","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"warm, persuasive, benevolent"}
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic model of social ethics where patronage (dāna) to learned communities is framed as a means of public virtue and personal well-being, echoing broader Dharmaśāstra-era gifting ideals.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is a general ethical statement about dāna.
To support the twice-born—especially by substantial gifts like a furnished, provisioned house—presented as meritorious conduct linked to health and well-being.
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