Varaha Purana 112.7: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 7

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

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

पवित्राणां पवित्रं च मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम् ॥ पुण्यानां परमं पुण्यं कपिला च वसुन्धरे

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.7

Transliteration

pavitrāṇāṃ pavitraṃ ca maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam || puṇyānāṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ kapilā ca vasundhare

Translation

Dalam kalangan yang menyucikan, dialah Penyuci yang paling suci; dalam kalangan yang membawa keberkatan, dialah yang paling utama. Dalam kalangan pahala kebajikan, dialah pahala tertinggi—Kapilā, wahai Vasundharā.

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Word by Word

• पवित्राणाम्: of the pure (things)
• पवित्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• पवित्रम्: the purifier / the purest
• पवित्रम्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular (predicative)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात; conjunction

• मङ्गलानाम्: of auspicious (things)
• मङ्गलानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात; conjunction

• मङ्गलम्: the auspicious (one)
• मङ्गलम्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular (predicative)

• पुण्यानाम्: of merits / holy acts
• पुण्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; agrees with पुण्यम्

• पुण्यम्: merit / holy (thing)
• पुण्यम्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular (predicative)

• कपिला: Kapilā (name/epithet)
• कपिला: कर्ता/सम्बोधन (Subject or Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Vocative-like address possible by context but form is nominative

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात; conjunction

• वसुन्धरे: O Earth
• वसुन्धरे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Poetics
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna Traditions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse employs a classical superlative style common in Purāṇic māhātmya passages, reflecting how texts elevate certain practices/objects as paradigmatic for moral and ritual discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific location is identified; the address “Vasundharā” personifies Earth as interlocutor.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It highlights an ideal of purification and auspiciousness, presenting Kapilā as a symbolic focal point for merit-oriented conduct.