Varaha Purana 104.1: Adhyaya 104, Shloka 1
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Honey-Cow’ Gift
Madhudhenudāna
अथ मधुधेनुदानमाहात्म्यम् ॥ होतॊवाच ॥ मधुधेनुं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वपातकनाशिनीम् । अनुलिप्ते महीपृष्ठे कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरे ॥ १०४-१ ॥ धेनुं मधुमयीं कृत्वा सम्पूर्णघटषोडशाम् । चतुर्थेन तथांशेन वत्सकं परिकल्पयेत् ॥
atha madhudhenudānamāhātmyam || hotovāca || madhudhenuṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvapātakanāśinīm | anulipte mahīpṛṣṭhe kṛṣṇājinakuśottare ||104-1|| dhenuṃ madhumayīṃ kṛtvā sampūrṇaghaṭaṣoḍaśām | caturthena tathāṃśena vatsakaṃ parikalpayet ||
अब मैं तुम्हे मधु-धेनु दान के बारे में बताता हूँ। यह सारे पाप खत्म कर देता है। ज़मीन को साफ़ करके लेपा करो। उसके ऊपर काला हिरण की खाल और कुश घास बिछा दो। फिर शहद से गाय बनाओ। साथ में सोलह बर्तन भरकर रखना। एक छोटा बच्चा भी बनाओ, जो गाय का चारा भाग हो।
Hotṛ (explicit in fragment: hotovāca)
FAQs
It preserves Vedic ritual terminology (e.g., Hotṛ) within a Purāṇic framework and describes a crafted, symbolic donation involving measured components.
No specific place is named; the passage describes a ritual setting (prepared ground with prescribed coverings).
Dāna is to be performed with careful preparation and proportional construction, emphasizing disciplined generosity rather than improvised giving.
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