Varaha Purana 102.18: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 18

The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow

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Devanagari script

दशद्वादशसाहस्रा दश चाष्टौ च जन्मनि । न शोकदुःखदौर्गत्यं तस्य सञ्जायते क्वचित् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 102.18

Transliteration

daśa-dvādaśa-sāhasrā daśa cāṣṭau ca janmani | na śoka-duḥkha-daurgatyaṃ tasya sañjāyate kvacit ||

Translation

Zehn oder zwölftausend (Jahre) lang, und ebenso durch zehn und acht Geburten, entstehen für jene Person zu keiner Zeit Kummer, Leid und Unglück.

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Word by Word

• daśa-dvādaśa-sāhasrāḥ: (for) ten and twelve thousands (i.e., many thousands)
• daśa-dvādaśa-sāhasrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvādaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāhasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Sankhyā (संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Numeral) Indeclinable-like usage; here functioning as numeral; Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) Plural sense

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Sankhyā (संख्या)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); numeral form

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• janmani: in (each) birth
• janmani: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• śoka-duḥkha-daurgatyam: grief, sorrow, and misfortune (as a set)
• śoka-duḥkha-daurgatyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + daurgatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (समाहारार्थे एकवचन)

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sañjāyate: arises/occurs
• sañjāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+jan (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• kvacit: ever/at any time
• kvacit: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/देशवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Varāha (default)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"dana","instruction_summary":"Dāna/puṇya (as per the surrounding merit-discourse) yields long-lasting freedom from śoka, duḥkha, and daurgatya across many years and births.","karmic_consequence":"Observer gains prolonged well-being and protection from misfortune; neglect/violation implied to forfeit such protection."}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-phala (puṇya)","core_concept":"Meritorious action generates multi-life protective results, reducing experiential duḥkha and social/spiritual daurgatya.","practical_application":"Cultivate sustained dāna and allied dharmic acts with faith and regularity, aiming at long-horizon karmic outcomes rather than immediate gain."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Karma and Merit","Ritual Economy (Dāna)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: hāsyam

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa ch.102 merit-phala sequence (adjacent verses on dāna/puṇya)

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Varāha as divine instructor proclaiming the long-term karmic protection granted by merit—an abstract ‘shielding’ from grief and misfortune.","item_prompts":["Varāha seated as teacher","gesture of assurance (abhaya/varada)","subtle motifs of time (years/births)","figures turning away from sorrow/misfortune"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Varāha in calm teaching posture, warm earthy palette, minimal background with symbolic time-wheels and subdued figures of Śoka/Duḥkha receding.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Varāha with gold halo, varada-mudrā, small vignettes showing ‘many births’ as repeating frames; gold accents for ‘puṇya’ radiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined linework, Varāha as upadeśaka, soft gradations; allegorical personifications of grief and misfortune fading at the margins.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical courtly setting with Varāha teaching; repeated miniature panels suggesting successive births, with sorrow-figures kept outside the scene."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"assuring, didactic","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"steady, consoling, declarative"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Merit (Puṇya) Discourse
• Dāna (Gift-ritual)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies phala-śruti style—quantifying benefits across time and rebirth—common in Purāṇic redactional layers that promote and standardize ritual practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It reinforces the social-ethical valuation of giving by presenting it as a cause for long-term welfare and the reduction of human suffering.