Varaha Purana 101.2: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 2
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Rasadhenu’ (Sugarcane-Juice Cow) Donation
रसस्य तु घटं राजन् सम्पूर्णं त्वैक्षवस्य तु ॥ तद्वत्ससङ्कल्पयेत्प्राज्ञश्चतुर्थांशेन वत्सकम् ॥
rasasya tu ghaṭaṃ rājan sampūrṇaṃ tvaikṣavasya tu || tadvatsa-saṅkalpayet prājñaś caturthāṃśena vatsakam ||
राजा, एक बर्तन पूरा गन्ने के रस से भरना है। फिर समझदार आदमी को एक बछड़ा बनाना है, और उसका साइज़ पूरे का एक चौथा हिस्सा होना चाहिए।
Varāha
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It documents a Purāṇic dāna-ritual specification (measures, materials, and modeled objects), useful for reconstructing medieval Indic gift-ritual practice and its material vocabulary.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the address is to a king within a general instructional setting.
The verse frames dāna as a carefully prepared, proportionate offering, emphasizing conscientious construction and completeness.
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