Varaha Purana 101.2: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 2

The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Rasadhenu’ (Sugarcane-Juice Cow) Donation

Devanagari script

रसस्य तु घटं राजन् सम्पूर्णं त्वैक्षवस्य तु ॥ तद्वत्ससङ्कल्पयेत्प्राज्ञश्चतुर्थांशेन वत्सकम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 101.2

Transliteration

rasasya tu ghaṭaṃ rājan sampūrṇaṃ tvaikṣavasya tu || tadvatsa-saṅkalpayet prājñaś caturthāṃśena vatsakam ||

Translation

ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഇക്ഷുരസത്തോടെ ഒരു ഘടം പൂർണ്ണമായി നിറയ്ക്കണം; അതിനനുസരിച്ച് ജ്ഞാനി നാലിലൊന്ന് അളവിൽ ഒരു കിടാവിനെയും രൂപപ്പെടുത്തണം.

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Word by Word

• rasasya: of juice / of rasa
• rasasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• ghaṭam: a pot
• ghaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• sampūrṇam: full/complete
• sampūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with ghaṭam

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis

• aikṣavasya: of sugarcane / cane-made
• aikṣavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aikṣava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); ‘made of sugarcane’ (ikṣu)

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• vatsa: calf
• vatsa: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); in compound with tat

• saṅkalpayet: should fashion/construct
• saṅkalpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṅ√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• prājñaḥ: the wise person
• prājñaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• caturtha-aṃśena: with a fourth part
• caturtha-aṃśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—caturthasya aṃśaḥ ‘a fourth part’

• vatsakam: a (small) calf
• vatsakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharmaśāstra
• Ritual Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic dāna-ritual specification (measures, materials, and modeled objects), useful for reconstructing medieval Indic gift-ritual practice and its material vocabulary.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the address is to a king within a general instructional setting.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames dāna as a carefully prepared, proportionate offering, emphasizing conscientious construction and completeness.