Varaha Purana 101.13: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

एषा ते कथिता राजन् रसधेनुरनुत्तमा ॥ ददस्व च महाराज परं स्थानमवाप्नुहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 101.13

Transliteration

eṣā te kathitā rājan rasadhenur anuttamā || dadasva ca mahārāja paraṁ sthānam avāpnuhi ||

Translation

Wahai raja, telah diterangkan kepadamu ‘rasadhenu’ yang tiada bandingan. Maka berikanlah ia sebagai dana, wahai maharaja, dan capailah kediaman tertinggi.

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Word by Word

• eṣā: this (she/this one)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• kathitā: told/related
• kathitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with eṣā

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

• rasa-dhenuḥ: the ‘rasa-cow’ (cow of sweet substance)
• rasa-dhenuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rasa-sambandha)

• anuttamā: unsurpassed
• anuttamā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; qualifying rasa-dhenuḥ

• dadasva: give
• dadasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/loṭ (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘great king’

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying sthānam

• sthānam: abode/place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• avāpnuhi: attain
• avāpnuhi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/loṭ (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework; direct address to a king suggests instruction speech)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna-vidhi
• Royal Patronage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The address to a ‘king’ reflects the Purāṇic didactic setting where ritual donation is promoted as an ideal of royal patronage and social welfare within Sanskrit literary culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic site is named here; the emphasis is on the ritual object (rasadhenu) and its stated spiritual result.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To practice giving—framed as a meritorious act—especially for a ruler, aligning political authority with public-ritual generosity.