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Shloka 30

Procedure for the Guḍa-dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift; Ten Dhenu-dānas; Yearlong Gaṅgā Worship and Darśana

एवं दत्वा विधानेन धेनुं द्विजवराय च । प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य विप्रं दक्षिणाभिः प्रतोष्य च ॥ ३० ॥

evaṃ datvā vidhānena dhenuṃ dvijavarāya ca | pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vipraṃ dakṣiṇābhiḥ pratoṣya ca || 30 ||

ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອໄດ້ຖວາຍງົວຕາມພິທີທີ່ກຳນົດແກ່ພຣະພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ປະເສີດແລ້ວ ຄວນເດີນວຽນຂວາ (ປະທັກສິນາ) ຮອບທ່ານ ແລະຖວາຍດັກຊິນາເພີ່ມເຕີມເພື່ອໃຫ້ທ່ານປິຕິຍິນດີ។

एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
दत्वाhaving given
दत्वा:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; ‘having given’
विधानेनby the prescribed procedure
विधानेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
धेनुम्a cow
धेनुम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
द्विजवरायto the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजवराय:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—द्विजस्य वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)
प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्यhaving circumambulated
प्रदक्षिणी-कृत्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√दक्षिणी-√कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having circumambulated’
विप्रम्the brahmin
विप्रम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
दक्षिणाभिःwith gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
दक्षिणाभिः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन
प्रतोष्यhaving satisfied
प्रतोष्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√तुष् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-प्राय अव्यय (gerund/absolutive in -ya); ‘having pleased/satisfied’
and
:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

Narada (instructional narration in Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

B
Brāhmaṇa (Vipra/Dvija)

FAQs

It teaches that charity (dāna) becomes fully fruitful when done according to proper vidhi, with humility—shown by pradakṣiṇā—and with completion through dakṣiṇā that respectfully satisfies the recipient Brāhmaṇa.

By emphasizing reverent service and respectful giving, it frames ritual charity as an offering done in a devotional spirit—honoring the sacred and those who uphold it—rather than as a mere transaction.

Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhānena,” along with the customary prayoga of pradakṣiṇā and dakṣiṇā as completing acts in a properly executed rite.