Varaha Purana 112.82: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 82
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
यश्चैतच्छृणुयाद्भक्त्या नैरन्तर्येण मानवः ॥ श्रुत्वा तु पूजयेद्यस्तु शास्त्रं वाराहसंज्ञितम् ॥
yaś caitac chṛṇuyād bhaktyā nairantaryeṇa mānavaḥ || śrutvā tu pūjayed yas tu śāstraṃ vārāhasaṃjñitam ||
اور جو انسان اسے عقیدت کے ساتھ اور بلا وقفہ سنتا رہے، اور سن لینے کے بعد ‘واراہ’ نامی شاستر کی تعظیم و پوجا بھی کرے…
Narrator (default framework; speaker not explicit in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"earth_interaction":"None (speaker not explicit; general phalaśruti praising hearing and honoring the Varāha-śāstra)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Listen to the teaching with devotion and without interruption, and honor/revere the Varāha-śāstra after hearing (text-veneration as dharmic conduct).","karmic_consequence":"Continuous devoted listening and honoring the text yields accruing merit and spiritual refinement; interruption/disrespect diminishes receptivity and forfeits the stated phala implied by the phalaśruti tone."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"bhakti-sādhana (śravaṇa–pūjana)","core_concept":"Śravaṇa with ekāgratā (non-interruption) and śāstra-pūjā transform knowledge into lived devotion; reverence is part of reception.","practical_application":"Attend full recitations without distraction, maintain continuity (nai-rantarya), and conclude by honoring the text—clean placement, respectful handling, and gratitude to the tradition."}
Subject Matter: ["Textual Tradition","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 112.112 (phalaśruti-style closure to preceding dāna/śrāddha instructions)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A devotional listening assembly: a reciter reads the Varāha-śāstra; listeners sit attentively; after completion, the manuscript is worshiped with flowers/incense.","item_prompts":["reciter on a seat with manuscript stand","listeners with folded hands","flower offerings and incense","lamp (dīpa) near the manuscript","gesture of pūjā to the text"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: temple-like interior, reciter and audience in orderly rows, manuscript worship with flowers and lamp, devotional stillness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf lamp and manuscript border, central manuscript as sacred icon, devotees offering flowers, rich ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined depiction of paṭhaśālā/temple hall, soft lighting on manuscript, delicate pūjā details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate satsang scene in a veranda, manuscript on low stand, devotees offering flowers, gentle hillside backdrop."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional, concluding-phalaśruti, uplifting","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, reverent, concluding cadence"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic phalaśruti convention that frames how texts were heard, transmitted, and ritually respected in premodern manuscript-and-recitation cultures.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on reception practices (listening and honoring the text).
To engage with the text attentively and respectfully—continuous listening and honoring the discourse as a valued cultural-literary authority.
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