Varaha Purana 208.75 — Adhyaya 208, Shloka 75
Narration of the Exemplum of the Pativratā
Devoted Wife
देवी दृष्ट्वा तदाश्चर्यं विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचना॥ केन दत्तं शुभं तोयं दिव्यं छत्रमुपानहौ॥
devī dṛṣṭvā tad āścaryaṃ vismayotphullalocanā || kena dattaṃ śubhaṃ toyaṃ divyaṃ chatram upānahau ||
เมื่อเทวีทอดพระเนตรอัศจรรย์นั้น ดวงเนตรเบิกกว้างด้วยความพิศวง แล้วตรัสถามว่า “ผู้ใดเป็นผู้ประทานน้ำมงคลนี้ ฉัตรทิพย์ และรองเท้านี้?”
Devī (queen/lady; not named in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"questioner","bhu_devi_state":"astonished, newly relieved","key_question":"Who bestowed these auspicious supports—water, the divine parasol, and the footwear?"}
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":"Gifts that protect and sustain the body—water (to live), parasol (shade), footwear (safe movement)—are recognized as auspicious and dharmic.","karmic_consequence":"Such dāna brings puṇya and gratitude, and is remembered as ‘divya’ (elevated); refusal to support basic needs is demerit (implicit)."}
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":"recognition of grace (anugraha) and ethical causality","core_concept":"Wonder leads to inquiry: benefaction prompts the search for its source, turning experience into ethical understanding.","practical_application":"Cultivate gratitude and trace benefits back to their causes (benefactor, dharma, divine aid), reinforcing a culture of giving."}
Subject Matter: ["Material Culture","Courtly Dialogue","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: palace chamber/courtly space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa dāna narratives involving practical gifts (general)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The lady, eyes wide with astonishment, points or gestures toward the water, parasol, and footwear, questioning their giver; the king listens.","item_prompts":["lady with विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचना (wide astonished eyes)","water vessel with clear water","white/golden parasol (chatra)","pair of sandals/footwear (upānahau)","king seated nearby"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: dramatic eye-expression, stylized hand-gesture toward the three gifts; bold colors; parasol ornamented.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf parasol and jewelry; richly patterned sandals; the lady’s astonished face emphasized with large eyes.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant court portrait feel; detailed rendering of objects; restrained astonishment.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: delicate linework; the three objects arranged prominently; the lady’s questioning gesture in a quiet palace setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"wondering inquiry","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"bright, interrogative lift on केन दत्तं"}
FAQs
It offers evidence for the narrative depiction of elite material items (parasol, footwear) as markers of status and divine favor in Purāṇic storytelling.
No geographic location is specified.
The verse models inquiry and attribution—seeking the source behind beneficent gifts rather than assuming or ignoring causality.
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