Varaha Purana 109.8: Adhyaya 109, Shloka 8
The Merit and Procedure of Donating the ‘Cotton Cow’
Kārpāsa-dhenu
Uttara Bhāga · Dāna-vidhi — Completion and invitation (āvāhana) with mantras
इत्येवं सर्वसम्पूर्णा कृत्वा श्रद्धासमन्वितः ॥ आवाहयेत्तां कार्पासधेनुं मन्त्रैर्द्विजातये
ityevaṃ sarvasampūrṇā kṛtvā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ || āvāhayet tāṃ kārpāsadhenuṃ mantrair dvijātaye
ityevaM sarvasampUrNA kRRitvA shraddhAsamanvitaH || AvAhayettAM kArpAsadhenuM mantrairdvijAtaye
जब सब कुछ पूरा हो जाए, और तुम दिल से यकीन रखो। तब मंत्रों के साथ उस कपड़े की गाय को बुलाओ। यह गाय दो लोगों के लिए है।
Sandhi Notes
- ityevaṃ = इति + एवम्
- मन्त्रैर्द्विजातये = मन्त्रैः + द्विजातये
- सर्वसम्पूर्णा is taken as adjective to an implied feminine object (e.g., धेनु/प्रतिमा), hence द्वितीया सर्वसम्पूर्णाम्
Varāha
Ritual completion is not only material completeness but intentional completeness; mantra aligns action with sacred order.
In any offering or charity, pause for conscious dedication; ensure the act is done with clarity, respect, and proper acknowledgment of the recipient.
Āvāhana sacralizes the object: the gift becomes a ‘living’ locus of sacred presence, showing how mantra and intention transform matter into dharma-bearing form.
Yajña logic is present: mantra functions as the activating principle (prāṇa-like) that completes the rite.
Name-and-form (nāma-rūpa) are elevated by consciousness (saṅkalpa/mantra); the act teaches that inner orientation is the true consecrator.
After completing the gift-cow with śraddhā, invoke (āvāhana) the kārpāsa-dhenu with mantras and present it properly to a dvijāti recipient.
Mantra-invoked, faith-complete gifting yields full ritual fruit and sanctifies the transfer; omission of śraddhā/āvāhana weakens efficacy and merit.
Varāha Purāṇa 109 (āvāhana and gifting to dvijāti as culmination of dāna-vidhi)
FAQs
It evidences the integration of mantra-ritual (āvāhana) with crafted gift-objects, showing how Purāṇic dāna is framed as a liturgically activated act.
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To carry out the rite with śraddhā—careful, sincere attention—rather than mere external performance.
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