←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Varaha Purana 108.5: Adhyaya 108, Shloka 5

The Eulogy and Procedure of Donating the ‘Salt-Cow’

Lavaṇadhenu

सूत्रपुच्छां ताम्रपृष्ठां दर्भरोमां पयस्विनीम् ॥ कांस्योपदोहां राजेन्द्र घण्टाभरणभूषिताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 108.5

sūtrapucchāṃ tāmrapṛṣṭhāṃ darbharomāṃ payasvinīm || kāṃsyopadohāṃ rājendra ghaṇṭābharaṇabhūṣitām ||

राजा, इसको ऐसे बनाओ। पूँछ के लिए धागा लगाओ। पीछे ताँबे का हिस्सा लगाओ। बाल दर्भ घास से डालो। दूध देने वाली जैसे बनाओ। काँसी का बर्तन रखो। घंटे और गहने से सजा दो।

सूत्र-पुच्छाम्having a thread-like tail
सूत्र-पुच्छाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootसूत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (fem. acc. sg., adjectival)
ताम्र-पृष्ठाम्copper-backed / with a copper-colored back
ताम्र-पृष्ठाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)
दर्भ-रोमाम्having darbha-grass-like hair
दर्भ-रोमाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootदर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + रोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)
पयस्विनीम्milk-giving / lactating
पयस्विनीम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)
कांस्य-उपदोहाम्with a bronze milking-vessel
कांस्य-उपदोहाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootकांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदोह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. acc. sg.)
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधन (address)
घण्टा-आभरण-भूषिताम्adorned with bell-ornaments
घण्टा-आभरण-भूषिताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootघण्टा (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; भूष् धातु, क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण (fem. acc. sg., past participle ‘adorned’)

Hotṛ

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Studies
R
Ritual Objects
A
Ancient Metallurgy (Textual References)

FAQs

It provides evidence for the named materials (copper, bell-metal) and ritual grass (darbha) in gift-rite descriptions, supporting cross-disciplinary study with archaeology and material history.

No geographic location is mentioned.

The verse emphasizes completeness and dignity in gifting—adornment and functional elements are included as part of responsible donation.

Ask anything about this verse

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App
Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play