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Varaha Purana 99.33: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 33

The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift

श्रीकामं स्नापयेत् तद्वद् ऐन्द्रेण तु घटेन ह ॥ प्राज्यप्रतापकामं च आग्नेयेन तु स्नापयेत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 99.33

śrīkāmaṃ snāpayet tadvad aindreṇa tu ghaṭena ha || prājyapratāpakāmaṃ ca āgneyena tu snāpayet ||

Sesiapa yang menginginkan sri dan kemakmuran hendaklah dimandikan dengan cara yang sama menggunakan tempayan air yang telah disucikan bagi Indra; dan sesiapa yang menginginkan sinar keagungan serta tenaga yang melimpah hendaklah dimandikan dengan tempayan yang disucikan bagi Agni.

श्रीकामम्one desiring prosperity (śrī)
श्रीकामम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री-काम (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + काम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘श्रियाः कामः’/‘श्रीं कामयते यः’ इति अर्थसामर्थ्य)
स्नापयेत्should bathe (cause to be bathed)
स्नापयेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
Formलोट्-लकार (imperative/optative sense in injunction), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) ‘cause to bathe’
तद्वत्likewise / in the same manner
तद्वत्:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)
ऐन्द्रेणwith the Indra-related (vessel)
ऐन्द्रेण:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-सम्बन्धी)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (साधारणतः ‘ऐन्द्र’), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (घटेन इत्यस्य)
तुbut / indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधान/विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle)
घटेनwith a pot/vessel
घटेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootघट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन
indeed / surely
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; स्मरण/खलु-अर्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)
प्राज्यप्रतापकामम्one desiring abundant splendor/power
प्राज्यप्रतापकामम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्राज्य-प्रताप-काम (प्रातिपदिक; प्राज्य + प्रताप + काम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुविध-निर्देश: ‘प्राज्यः प्रतापः’ इति/‘प्राज्यप्रतापस्य कामः’)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)
आग्नेयेनwith the Agni-related (vessel)
आग्नेयेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआग्नेय (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-सम्बन्धी)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (घटेन/स्नपन-उपकरणे)
तुbut / indeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात
स्नापयेत्should bathe (cause to be bathed)
स्नापयेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु) + णिच्
Formलोट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त

Varāha (default, not explicitly marked in fragment)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism
P
Purāṇic Ritual
S
Sanskrit Philology

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It preserves a Purāṇic ritual taxonomy linking desired outcomes (prosperity, vigor) to specific deity-associated bath rites, reflecting medieval Sanskrit ritual culture.

No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is ritual procedure rather than sacred geography.

The verse emphasizes disciplined, rule-governed practice (vidhi) in ritual actions rather than coercive obligation, presenting ritual as a structured cultural technique.

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