Varaha Purana 110.17: Adhyaya 110, Shloka 17

The Glory and Procedure of the Grain-Cow (Dhānyadhenu) Donation

Devanagari script

तावत्पुण्यं समधिकं व्रीहिधेनोश्च तत्फलम् ॥ तस्मान्नरेन्द्र दातव्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 110.17

Transliteration

tāvat puṇyaṁ samadhikaṁ vrīhi-dhenoś ca tat-phalam || tasmān narendra dātavyā bhukti-mukti-phala-pradā

Translation

So groß—ja, überragend—ist das Verdienst (puṇya) und die entsprechende Frucht der vrīhi-dhenu, der „Reis-Kuh“. Darum, o König der Menschen, soll sie gegeben werden, denn sie verleiht die Früchte von bhukti (weltlichem Genuss) und mukti (Befreiung).

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Word by Word

• tāvat: so much
• tāvat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (so much/that much)

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samadhikam: exceeding/greater
• samadhikam: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (more/exceeding)

• vrīhi-dhenoḥ: of the rice-cow (vrīhi-dhenu)
• vrīhi-dhenoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrīhi (प्रातिपदिक) + dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (व्रीहिणां धेनुः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• tat-phalam: its fruit/result
• tat-phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान/Reason-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• narendra: O king
• narendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नराणाम् इन्द्रः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• dātavyā: should be given
• dātavyā: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु) + tavya (कृत्)
• Form: तव्यत्/तव्य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (to be given)

• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradā: granting the fruits of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-phala-pradā: Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (भुक्तेः मुक्तेः च फलस्य प्रदा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default instructor voice for this passage)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dāna (Gift Traditions)
• Philosophy (Soteriology)
• Rāja-dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows how Purāṇic texts connect material donations with both social welfare and ultimate goals, illuminating the ideological foundations of patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To practice giving as an integrated ethic—supporting society while cultivating long-term spiritual aims.