Shloka 38
Honoring the Mother (Mātṛpūjanam): Consent, Equity, and Dana to Restore Household Dharma
धेनूनां घटदोग्ध्रीणामेकैकस्यै तथायुतम् । युगंधराणां भद्राणां शतानि दश वै पृथक् ॥ ३८ ॥
dhenūnāṃ ghaṭadogdhrīṇāmekaikasyai tathāyutam | yugaṃdharāṇāṃ bhadrāṇāṃ śatāni daśa vai pṛthak || 38 ||
घटभर दूध देणाऱ्या धेनूंची संख्या प्रत्येकासाठी दहा हजार सांगितली आहे; आणि शुभ युगंधरा धेनूंची स्वतंत्रपणे दहा शत, म्हणजे एक हजार, संख्या आहे।
Suta (narrating; within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara teaching frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse functions as a precise enumerative statement within a mahatmya-style passage, highlighting the sacred valuation of cows (go) in dharma and the tradition of merit (puṇya) accounting connected to dana and tirtha contexts.
Indirectly: by grounding devotion in dharmic conduct. In Narada Purana’s devotional ethos, acts like honoring cows and performing dana are treated as supportive disciplines that purify the mind and complement Vishnu-bhakti.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) and dharma-nirṇaya style enumeration—using fixed numerical measures (saṅkhyā) for categories relevant to dana/merit traditions rather than grammar or astrology.