Varaha Purana 60.7: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 7
The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship
एवं संवत्सरस्यान्ते कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । नागं तु काञ्चनं कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६०.७ ॥
evaṁ saṁvatsarasyānte kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | nāgaṁ tu kāñcanaṁ kuryād brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 60.7 ||
یوں سال کے اختتام پر برہمنوں کو کھانا کھلائے۔ اور سونے کا ناگ بنوا کر ایک برہمن کو نذر کرے۔
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"At the completion of a year-long observance, feed brāhmaṇas and donate a crafted golden serpent (nāga) to a brāhmaṇa as prescribed dāna.","karmic_consequence":"Merit accrues through annadāna and symbolic nāga-dāna; omission weakens the vrata’s completion (pāraṇa) and its protective/peace-giving fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":true,"vrata_name":"Nāga-dāna-saṃyukta saṃvatsara-vrata (year-end completion rite)","tithi_month":"At the end of the year of observance (saṃvatsarānte)","promised_fruit":"Completion of the vow with full merit; propitiation of nāgas and removal of serpent-related afflictions (implied by the rite)."}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / dharma","core_concept":"Vrata is consummated by self-transcending giving—food and wealth offered to worthy recipients purify the doer and stabilize merit.","practical_application":"Mark the end of a yearly discipline with annadāna and a deliberate, non-harmful act of nāga-propitiation via symbolic donation."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Gift-giving (Dāna)","Social Conduct"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: śraddhā-bhakti
Type: Ritual/household setting
Related Themes: 60.60.8 (stated fruit: peace and freedom from nāga-bhaya); 61.61.3 (pāraṇa discipline parallels: careful completion)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A year-end rite: a devotee hosts seated brāhmaṇas for a formal meal while presenting a small golden serpent icon as dāna.","item_prompts":["brāhmaṇas seated in a row (pāṅkti)","leaf-plates or bowls with food","donor with folded hands","small golden nāga figure on a cloth","water-pot (kalaśa) and incense","ritual cleanliness cues (white garments)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: warm earthy palette, stylized brāhmaṇas in white, donor offering a gleaming golden nāga idol, temple-courtyard ambience, flat decorative detailing.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central donor presenting gold-leaf nāga icon, richly ornamented brāhmaṇa figures, heavy gold highlights on the serpent and vessels, symmetrical composition.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework, soft shading, serene brāhmaṇa-bhojana scene, subtle gold accents on nāga-dāna, calm domestic/maṭha setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: intimate courtyard feast, bright textiles, gentle hills/trees in background, donor offering a small golden serpent to a seated brāhmaṇa, lyrical restraint."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"injunctive, composed","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, steady"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic-dharmaśāstra pattern where annual calendrical completion is marked by hospitality (feeding learned specialists) and symbolic gifting, documenting socio-ritual economies in premodern Sanskrit culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general end-of-year observance rather than a site-specific instruction.
To conclude an annual cycle with acts of hospitality and charitable gifting—specifically feeding brāhmaṇas and presenting a crafted gold offering—emphasizing generosity and social responsibility.
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