Varaha Purana 99.83: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 83

The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift

Devanagari script

पुच्छे प्रकल्पनीया सा घण्टाभरणाभूषिता ॥ ईदृशीं कल्पयित्वा तु स्वर्णशृङ्गीं तु कारयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 99.83

Transliteration

pucche prakalpanīyā sā ghaṇṭābharaṇābhūṣitā || īdṛśīṁ kalpayitvā tu svarṇaśṛṅgīṁ tu kārayet ||

Translation

Am Schwanz soll es angeordnet und mit Glöckchenschmuck geziert werden. Nachdem man es so gestaltet hat, lasse man es mit goldenen Hörnern anfertigen.

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Word by Word

• पुच्छे: in/at the tail
• पुच्छे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• प्रकल्पनीया: to be arranged/made
• प्रकल्पनीया: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate adjective of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-कल्प् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थक-कर्तव्यता (gerundive/‘to be arranged’)

• सा: she/that (cow)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• घण्टा-भरण-आभूषिता: adorned with bell-ornaments
• घण्टा-भरण-आभूषिता: Karta (कर्ता) (as predicate adjective of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक) + भरण (प्रातिपदिक) + आभूषित (कृदन्त/भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘adorned’; समासः—घण्टाभरणैः आभूषिता (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• ईदृशीम्: such (a one)
• ईदृशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• कल्पयित्वा: having fashioned
• कल्पयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having fashioned/arranged’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/contrast

• स्वर्ण-शृङ्गीम्: having golden horns
• स्वर्ण-शृङ्गीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्गिन्/शृङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—स्वर्णस्य शृङ्गे यस्याः सा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• कारयेत्: should have (it) made
• कारयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (णिच् causative: कारय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative ‘should cause to be made’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna (Gift-ritual)
• Sanskrit Manuscript Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a formalized gift-ritual (dāna-vidhi) with precise material specifications, useful for reconstructing Purāṇic-era ritual material culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named in this verse; it focuses on the construction requirements of the ritual object.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames generosity through careful preparation—ethical giving is presented as deliberate, properly fashioned, and respectful.