Varaha Purana 102.9: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 9

The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow

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Devanagari script

शतेन वा शतार्धेन यथाशक्त्या निवेदयेत् । गन्धपुष्पादिभिः पूज्य मुद्रिकाकर्णपत्रकैः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 102.9

Transliteration

śatena vā śatārdhena yathāśaktyā nivedayet | gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ pūjya mudrikākarṇapatrakaiḥ ||

Translation

Oder mit hundert, oder mit der Hälfte von hundert — nach Vermögen — soll man es darbringen, nachdem man mit Düften, Blumen und dergleichen geehrt hat, ebenso mit Ringen und Ohrschmuck.

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Word by Word

• śatena: with a hundred
• śatena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• śata-ardhena: with half a hundred (fifty)
• śata-ardhena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—शतस्य अर्धम् (half of a hundred)

• yathā-śaktyā: according to ability
• yathā-śaktyā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā-śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् (adverb: according to ability)

• nivedayet: should offer
• nivedayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (नि√विद्/√विद्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• gandha-puṣpa-ādibhiḥ: with perfumes, flowers, etc.
• gandha-puṣpa-ādibhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु) + ya (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: व्यवहारतः क्त-कृदन्त/क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः—‘having worshipped’ (elliptic)

• mudrikā-karṇa-patrakaiḥ: with rings and ear-ornaments
• mudrikā-karṇa-patrakaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudrikā (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa-patraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—मुद्रिकाः च कर्णपत्रकाः च (rings and ear-ornaments)

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructor voice)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Material Philology
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves vocabulary of ornamentation and donation practice, useful for reconstructing material culture and patronage norms in Purāṇic settings.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse concerns ritual procedure and gift-items.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Donations should be made within one’s means, with respectful honoring of the recipient.