Varaha Purana 110.2: Adhyaya 110, Shloka 2

The Glory and Procedure of the Grain-Cow (Dhānyadhenu) Donation

Devanagari script

विषुवे चायने वापि कार्त्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः ॥ यां दत्त्वा मुच्यते पापाच्छशाङ्क इव राहुणा

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 110.2

Transliteration

viṣuve cāyane vāpi kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ || yāṃ dattvā mucyate pāpāc chaśāṅka iva rāhuṇā

Translation

ໃນເວລາວິສຸວະ (ວັນສະເໝີກາງວັນກາງຄືນ) ຫຼືໃນອາຍະນະ (ຈຸດຜັນຂອງດວງອາທິດ) ແລະໂດຍພິເສດໃນເດືອນກາຣຕຕິກາ—ເມື່ອຖວາຍທານນີ້ແລ້ວ ຍ່ອມພົ້ນຈາກບາບ ເຫມືອນດວງຈັນພົ້ນຈາກການກຸມຄອງຂອງຣາຫູ।

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Word by Word

• विषुवे: at the equinox
• विषुवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अयने: at the solstice/ayana
• अयने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• कार्त्तिक्याम्: in (the month of) Kārttika
• कार्त्तिक्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• याम्: which (her/it)
• याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• पापात्: from sin
• पापात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• शशाङ्कः: the moon
• शशाङ्कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upama (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (simile particle)

• राहुणा: by Rāhu
• राहुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

Hotṛ (carried over from 110.1; not re-marked here)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Hindu Calendrics
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates how Purāṇic dāna practice is synchronized with calendrical astronomy (equinox/solstice) and month-based observances (Kārttikā).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is stated; the reference is temporal (calendar) rather than spatial.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To coordinate charitable acts with culturally significant times, presenting giving as a disciplined practice aimed at moral purification.