Varaha Purana 109.7: Adhyaya 109, Shloka 7
The Merit and Procedure of Donating the ‘Cotton Cow’
Kārpāsa-dhenu
कर्तव्या रुक्मशृङ्गी तु रजतस्य खुरान्विता ॥ नानाफलमया दन्ता रत्नगर्भसमन्विताः
kartavyā rukmaśṛṅgī tu rajatasya khurānvitā || nānāphalamayā dantā ratnagarbhasamanvitāḥ
गाय के सींग सोने के हों, खुर चांदी के। दाँत अलग-अलग फल के हों, और पेट में रत्न भरे हों।
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It provides a rare, itemized description of a ritual object’s material features, valuable for comparing textual prescriptions with archaeological and ethnographic evidence of votive gifting.
No geographic location is mentioned.
The verse emphasizes completeness and careful crafting of the gift-object, implying conscientiousness and sincerity in charitable practice.
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