Varaha Purana 107.7: Adhyaya 107, Shloka 7

The Glorification of Donating a Butter-Cow

Navanīta-Dhenu

Uttara Bhāga · Dāna-vidhi — Dhenu-dāna (ornamentation and enclosure)

Devanagari script

स्वर्णशृङ्गीं रौप्यखुरां पञ्चरत्नसमन्विताम् ।। चतुर्भिस्तिलपात्रैश्च संवृतां सर्वतो दिशि ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 107.7

Transliteration

svarṇaśṛṅgīṃ raupyakhurāṃ pañcaratnasamanvitām || caturbhis tilapātraiś ca saṃvṛtāṃ sarvato diśi ||

ITRANS transliteration

Translation

सींग सोने के, खुर चाँदी के, और पाँच रत्नों से सजाओ। चारों तरफ तिल के बर्तन से घेर दो।

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Word by Word

• svarṇa-śṛṅgīm: gold-horned
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘svarṇasya śṛṅgāṇi yasyāḥ’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śṛṅgin (प्रातिपदिक)

• raupya-khurām: silver-hoofed
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: raupya (प्रातिपदिक) + khura (प्रातिपदिक)

• pañca-ratna-samanvitām: endowed with five gems
• Type: Adjective
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘pañcabhiḥ ratnaiḥ samanvitā’
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक)

• caturbhiḥ: with four
• Type: Adjective
• Form: (Number adjective) Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)

• tila-pātraiḥ: with sesame-vessels (bowls of sesame)
• Type: Noun
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: ‘tilasya pātrāṇi’
• Role: Karaṇa (करण)
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक) + pātra (प्रातिपदिक)

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
• Role: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Root: ca (अव्यय)

• saṃvṛtām: enclosed/surrounded
• Type: Verb
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Root: sam+√vṛ (धातु)

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
• Role: Deśādhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)

• diśi: in the direction/quarter
• Type: Noun
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
• Role: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)

Sandhi Notes

• svarṇaśṛṅgīm=svarṇa-śṛṅgīm
• raupyakhurām=raupya-khurām
• pañcaratnasamanvitām=pañca-ratna-samanvitām
• tilapātraiś=tila-pātraiḥ
• pātraiś ca=pātraiḥ+ca

Speaker and setting

Shanta and Adbhuta rasa

Speaker

Varāha

Bhu Devi and Varaha

In this verse

Varaha teaches her

Her state of mind

Receptive; learning the specifications of dāna objects

The teaching

Kind of teaching

Dharma (sacral economy)

Subjects

EthicsHeritage Sites

Core idea

Wealth (gold, gems) is purified by being structured and surrendered as dāna under dharmic rules.

In practice

Treat resources as trusteeship: allocate the best (ratna, tila) for sacred giving with orderly, direction-aware preparation.

Symbolism of the boar

Dharma

Cross references

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual Culture
• Gemology in Texts
• Dāna (Gift-giving)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse is a catalog of ritual valuables (gold, silver, gems, sesame) that helps scholars track economic symbolism and standardized offering sets across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It foregrounds structured generosity—offerings are not random but organized, suggesting ethical orderliness in acts of donation.