Varaha Purana 112.30: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 30

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

वसन्ति ब्रह्मलोके वै ये नित्यं कपिलाप्रदाः ॥ सुवर्णशृङ्गीं यः कृत्वा रौप्ययुक्तखुरां तथा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.30

Transliteration

vasanti brahmaloke vai ye nityaṃ kapilā-pradāḥ || suvarṇa-śṛṅgīṃ yaḥ kṛtvā raupya-yukta-khurāṃ tathā ||

Translation

जो लोग रेगुलरली कपिला गाय दान करते हैं, वो ब्रह्मलोक में रहते हैं। अगर तुम गाय के सींग सोने से बना दो और खुर चांदी से, तो और बड़ा पुण्य मिलता है।

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Word by Word

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• ब्रह्म-लोके: in Brahma-world
• ब्रह्म-लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) for emphasis

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun referring to donors

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala/Avadhi (काल/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया एकवचन) meaning 'always'

• कपिला-प्रदाः: givers of tawny cows
• कपिला-प्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); 'givers of kapilā cows'

• सुवर्ण-शृङ्गीम्: gold-horned (cow)
• सुवर्ण-शृङ्गीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शृङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to (कपिलाम्/धेनुम्) understood; 'gold-horned'

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun, subject of kṛtvā (having done)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-न्त), indeclinable (अव्ययभाव)

• रौप्य-युक्त-खुराम्: silver-shod-hoofed (cow)
• रौप्य-युक्त-खुराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + खुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to (कपिलाम्/धेनुम्) understood; 'having hooves fitted with silver'

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) meaning 'thus/also'

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Go-dāna
• Afterlife Cosmology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links charity to cosmological reward (Brahmaloka), illustrating how Purāṇic texts connect ritual economy with afterlife geography.

Which geographic location is identified?

‘Brahmaloka’ is a cosmological realm rather than a terrestrial location; no earthly site is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Regular charitable giving—especially go-dāna—is commended, and the verse begins to specify idealized forms of the gift (adornment).