Varaha Purana 101.6: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

दन्ताः फलमयास्तस्याः पृष्ठं ताम्रमयं शुभम् ॥ पुष्परोमां तु राजेन्द्र मुक्ताफलकृतेक्षणाम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 101.6

Transliteration

dantāḥ phalamayās tasyāḥ pṛṣṭhaṃ tāmramayaṃ śubham || puṣparomāṃ tu rājendra muktāphalakṛtekṣaṇām ||

Translation

അതിന്റെ പല്ലുകൾ ഫലമയമായിരിക്കണം, അതിന്റെ ശുഭമായ പുറം ചെമ്പുകൊണ്ടുള്ളതായിരിക്കണം. ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, അതിന് പുഷ്പരോമങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം, മുത്തുകൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച കണ്ണുകൾ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കണം.

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Word by Word

• dantāḥ: teeth
• dantāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• phala-mayāḥ: made of fruits
• phala-mayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with dantāḥ; तत्पुरुषः—phalaiḥ mayāḥ ‘made of fruits’

• tasyāḥ: of her/of that (cow)
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pṛṣṭham: back
• pṛṣṭham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāmra-mayam: made of copper
• tāmra-mayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāmra (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with pṛṣṭham; तत्पुरुषः—tāmreṇa mayam ‘made of copper’

• śubham: auspicious/beautiful
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with pṛṣṭham

• puṣpa-romām: (her) having flower-hair
• puṣpa-romām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + roma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with (dhenuṃ understood); तत्पुरुषः—puṣpāṇi romāṇi yasyāḥ ‘having flowers as hair’

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

• rājendra: O king-lord
• rājendra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—rājā eva indraḥ ‘king of kings’

• muktā-phala-kṛta-īkṣaṇām: with eyes made of pearls
• muktā-phala-kṛta-īkṣaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with (dhenuṃ understood); तत्पुरुषः—muktāphalena kṛtam īkṣaṇam yasyāḥ ‘whose eyes are made of pearls/fruits (muktāphala)’

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Ritual Studies
• Material Culture
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a rare, itemized iconographic specification for a constructed dāna-object, supporting comparative study with other ‘dhenus’ (symbolic cows) in Dharma and Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes mindful generosity—transforming ordinary goods (fruits, flowers) and valued materials (copper, pearls) into a coherent gift.