Varaha Purana 112.41: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 41
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
क इदं कस्मा अदादिति जपित्वा वै वसुन्धरे ॥ विसृज्य ब्राह्मणं देवि तां धेनुं तद्गृहं नयेत
ka idaṃ kasmā adāditi japitvā vai vasundhare || visṛjya brāhmaṇaṃ devi tāṃ dhenuṃ tadgṛhaṃ nayet
पहले यह बोलना है कि किसने दिया और किसने लिया। फिर ब्राह्मण को विदाई कर दो। फिर उस गाय को घर ले जाओ।
Varāha (default; procedural instruction with vocatives to Pṛthivī)
FAQs
It records a closing protocol—recitation, dismissal, and physical transfer—highlighting how Purāṇic texts encode legal-ritual clarity about donor, recipient, and completion of the gift.
No specific place-name; the action culminates in moving the cow to the recipient’s household (tadgṛha).
To complete charitable transfer with clear attribution and respectful closure, ensuring social transparency and procedural integrity.
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