Varaha Purana 107.1: Adhyaya 107, Shloka 1
The Glorification of Donating a Butter-Cow
Navanīta-Dhenu
अथ नवनीतधेनुदानमाहात्म्यम् ॥ होतोवाच ॥ नवनीतमयीं धेनुं शृणु राजन् प्रयत्नतः ॥ यां श्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
atha navanītadhenudānamāhātmyam || hotovāca || navanītamayīṃ dhenuṃ śṛṇu rājan prayatnataḥ || yāṃ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
अब मैं तुम्हे माखन की गाय देने के बारे में बताता हूँ। राजा, ध्यान से सुनो। यह गाय माखन से बनी होती है। इसके बारे में सुनने से इंसान सारे पाप से छुट जाता है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं।
Hotṛ (explicitly stated)
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It introduces a new dāna-māhātmya section and preserves the narrative device of priestly speech (Hotṛ), reflecting ritual-literary blending in Purāṇic composition.
No geographic site is mentioned in this introductory verse.
Attentive hearing and engagement with the teaching is presented as purifying and conducive to moral renewal.
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