Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)
इक्षुपादां रौप्यखुरां तवनीतस्तनीं तथा । प्रशस्तपत्रश्रवणां सितचामरपभूषिताम् ॥
ikṣu-pādāṃ raupya-khurāṃ tavanīta-stanīṃ tathā | praśasta-patra-śravaṇāṃ sita-cāmara-pa-bhūṣitām ||
पैर गन्ने से बनाओ। खुर चाँदी के रखो। थान मक्खन से बनाओ। कान पत्ते जैसे अच्छे लगाओ। सफेद चमरे से सजाओ।
Hotṛ (inferred)
It indicates how ritual objects were imagined as composite ‘wealth-assemblages’ (foodstuffs, precious metals, textiles), offering insight into symbolic economies of merit.
No geographic location is identified.
The verse supports the ethic of well-prepared giving, where the donor’s care and completeness are integral to the act.
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