Varaha Purana 109.2: Adhyaya 109, Shloka 2
The Merit and Procedure of Donating the ‘Cotton Cow’
Kārpāsa-dhenu
Uttara Bhāga · Dāna-māhātmya (Eulogy of Giving) — Auspicious times and adverse conditions
विषुवे त्वयने पुण्ये युगादिग्रहणे तथा ॥ ग्रहपीडासु चोग्रासु दुःस्वप्नेऽरिष्टदर्शने
viṣuve tvayane puṇye yugādigrahaṇe tathā || grahapīḍāsu cograsu duḥsvapne 'riṣṭadarśane
viShuve tvayane puNye yugAdigrahaNe tathA || grahapIDAsu chogrAsu duHsvapne.ariShTadarshane
जब दिन और रात बराबर होता है, या मौसम बदलने का अच्छा वक़्त होता है। जब ग्रहण लगता है, या ग्रह बुरा फल देते हैं। बुरा सपने आएँ या कोई बुरा निशानी दिखे।
Sandhi Notes
- त्वयने → तु + अयने
- चोग्रासु → च + उग्रासु
- दुःस्वप्नेऽरिष्टदर्शने → दुःस्वप्ने + अरिष्टदर्शने
Hotā (carried from 109.1 context)
Auspicious and inauspicious temporal ‘nodes’ are not fatalistic; they are prompts for dharmic response (dāna, mantra, śānti).
When facing ominous dreams/portents or during eclipses/solstices, undertake sanctioned remedial acts—charity, prayer, purification—rather than fear or superstition alone.
Specifies qualifying times/occasions for the rite/dāna: equinox, solstice, eclipses, severe planetary afflictions, bad dreams, and ominous sightings.
Following: timely performance mitigates inauspiciousness and yields heightened merit (implied by ‘puṇye’ and crisis-timing); Neglect: continued graha/ariṣṭa distress.
Viṣuva (equinox), Ayana (solstice), Grahaṇa (eclipse), Yugādi-grahaṇa (epochal eclipse) — calendrical markers rather than a named vrata
Auspicious counteraction to graha-pīḍā/ariṣṭa and support for the dāna’s svarga/puṇya outcomes (contextual).
Continuation into 109.3 on place/purity requirements for the same rite
FAQs
It reflects traditional Indian calendrical and omen frameworks used to contextualize rites, indicating how ritual actions were coordinated with time-reckoning and perceived adversity.
No geographic location is identified; the verse focuses on temporal markers and conditions.
To respond to auspicious times or perceived adversity with regulated, socially constructive actions such as charitable giving.
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