Varaha Purana 112.76: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 76
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
भूमेर्मलं समश्नन्ति जायन्ते विड्भुजश्चिरम् ॥ तासां क्षीरं घृतं वापि नवनीतमथापि वा ॥
bhūmer malaṃ samaśnanti jāyante viḍbhujaś ciram || tāsāṃ kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ vāpi navanītam athāpi vā ||
गाय ज़मीन का मैला खाती है। इसलिए वो कभी-कभी गोबर खाने वाले जनम में भी आते हैं। लेकिन इनका दूध और घी और माखन सब अच्छा होता है।
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It preserves a traditional purity discourse: animals associated with impurity are nevertheless sources of ritually valued substances, revealing complex cultural classifications.
No specific location is named; the imagery is ecological and symbolic (earth/soil).
To recognize valued outputs (milk products) within a broader system that also acknowledges impurity—an implicit instruction in careful ritual discernment.
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