Varaha Purana 100.2: Adhyaya 100, Shloka 2
Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Water-Cow’
Jaladhenu
तत्र मध्ये तु राजेन्द्र पूर्णं कुम्भं च विन्यसेत् ॥ जलपूर्णं सुगन्धाढ्यं कर्पूरागुरुचन्दनैः
tatra madhye tu rājendra pūrṇaṃ kumbhaṃ ca vinyaset || jalapūrṇaṃ sugandhāḍhyaṃ karpūrāgurucandanaiḥ
ആ തയ്യാറാക്കിയ സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ, ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ജലപൂർണ്ണമായ ഒരു പൂർണ്ണകുംഭം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം; അത് കർപ്പൂരം, അഗരു, ചന്ദനം എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് സുഗന്ധസമൃദ്ധമായിരിക്കണം.
Hotṛ (continuation, implied)
FAQs
It documents ritual material culture—vessels, scented substances, and spatial arrangement—useful for comparing Purāṇic prescriptions with archaeological and ethnographic continuities.
No geographic location is named; the instruction concerns the internal layout of a ritual space.
To enact generosity through carefully prepared offerings, emphasizing order, cleanliness, and intentional presentation.
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