Varaha Purana 116.27 — Adhyaya 116, Shloka 27
An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering
कृत्वा सायाह्निकं कर्म ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ देवतातिथिमर्त्यानां त्यक्त्वा चान्नं वसुन्धरे ॥
kṛtvā sāyāhnikaṃ karma tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || devatātithimartyānāṃ tyaktvā cānnaṃ vasundhare ||
Matapos isagawa ang panggabing ritwal, ano pa ang higit na nakapagpapabuti kaysa rito? At, O Vasundharā, matapos maglaan ng pagkain para sa mga diyos, mga panauhin, at mga tao—ano pa ang higit na kapaki-pakinabang?
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"Addresses Vasundharā while prescribing evening rite and food-allocation ethics"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"receptive; learning social dharma","key_question":"How do evening rites and proper sharing of food (for gods/guests/people) generate the highest welfare?"}
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":"Perform the evening rite (sāyāhnika) and set aside food portions for deities, guests (atithi), and people before eating.","karmic_consequence":"Hospitality and offerings increase sukha and merit; eating without allotting shares incurs demerit and social/ritual fault."}
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":"dharma as relational ethics","core_concept":"Well-being arises from harmonizing ritual duty with compassion and social responsibility around food.","practical_application":"Maintain sāyāhnika/sandhyā; feed/serve guests and dependents; make offerings before personal consumption."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Hospitality"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇā
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 116.28 (trikāla discipline); Varāha Purāṇa 116.32 (feeding seekers)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Twilight setting: household/ashram performs evening rite; food is portioned—one share for devas, one for guests, one for people—before the family eats.","item_prompts":["twilight sky","lamp (dīpa) lit","water offering (arghya)","separate leaf-plates/bowls labeled for devas/atithi/martya","guest arriving at doorway"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: deep twilight tones, glowing lamps; Varāha instructing Bhū-devī; attendants placing food portions on banana leaves; dignified guest welcomed.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-lit lamp flames, ornate shrine; Varāha central; three offering plates highlighted with embossed gold; atithi at threshold.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined evening interior with soft chiaroscuro; careful depiction of ritual gestures and food portions; serene expressions.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: hillside dusk palette; small pavilion with lamp; narrative detail of guest welcomed and offerings arranged; Varāha teaching Bhū-devī."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reverent, communal","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-medium","voice_tone":"grave yet compassionate"}
FAQs
It preserves a social ethic of food distribution (to deities/ritual recipients, guests, and others), aligning household ritual with communal responsibility in Purāṇic moral discourse.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
To perform daily rites and to practice hospitality and social responsibility by allocating food to appropriate recipients.
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