Varaha Purana 112.76: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 76

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

भूमेर्मलं समश्नन्ति जायन्ते विड्भुजश्चिरम् ॥ तासां क्षीरं घृतं वापि नवनीतमथापि वा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.76

Transliteration

bhūmer malaṃ samaśnanti jāyante viḍbhujaś ciram || tāsāṃ kṣīraṃ ghṛtaṃ vāpi navanītam athāpi vā ||

Translation

അവർ ഭൂമിയിലെ മലിനതയെ ഭക്ഷിക്കുകയും ദീർഘകാലം വിഡ്ഭുജരായി (വിഷ്ഠാഭോജികളായി) ജനിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു; എങ്കിലും അവരുടെ പാൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നെയ്യ്, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നവനീതം—

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Word by Word

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मलम्: filth/impurity
• मलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समश्नन्ति: they eat/consume
• समश्नन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• जायन्ते: they are born / become
• जायन्ते: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• विड्भुजः: excrement-eaters
• विड्भुजः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड् (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘विड् भुङ्क्ते’/‘विड्भोजी’ (eater of excrement); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: for a long time)

• तासाम्: of those (cows)
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• क्षीरम्: milk
• क्षीरम्: कर्म (Object; item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; अत्र विकल्पित-दान/ग्रहण-वस्तु (enumeration)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: कर्म (Object; item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• नवनीतम्: butter
• नवनीतम्: कर्म (Object; item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवनीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन

• अथ: then / and
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (then/and further)

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ecological Narratives
• Dairy Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a traditional purity discourse: animals associated with impurity are nevertheless sources of ritually valued substances, revealing complex cultural classifications.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is named; the imagery is ecological and symbolic (earth/soil).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To recognize valued outputs (milk products) within a broader system that also acknowledges impurity—an implicit instruction in careful ritual discernment.