Varaha Purana 112.7: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 7
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
पवित्राणां पवित्रं च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् ॥ पुण्यानां परमं पुण्यं कपिला च वसुन्धरे
pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ ca maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam || puṇyānāṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ kapilā ca vasundhare
यह कपिला सबसे साफ करने वाली है, साफ करने वालियों में भी। यह सबसे अच्छी है, अच्छी चीज़ों में भी। यह सबसे बड़ा पुण्य है, पुण्य वालियों में भी। यह धरती पर है, वसुंधरा।
Varāha
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The verse employs a classical superlative style common in Purāṇic māhātmya passages, reflecting how texts elevate certain practices/objects as paradigmatic for moral and ritual discourse.
No specific location is identified; the address “Vasundharā” personifies Earth as interlocutor.
It highlights an ideal of purification and auspiciousness, presenting Kapilā as a symbolic focal point for merit-oriented conduct.
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