Varaha Purana 99.69: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

रत्नहेमप्रदानेन भोगवान् जायते नरः ॥ अन्नपानप्रदानेन सर्वकामैस्तु तर्पितः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 99.69

Transliteration

ratnahemapradānena bhogavān jāyate naraḥ || annapānapradānena sarvakāmais tu tarpitaḥ

Translation

Dengan menderma permata dan emas, seseorang menjadi penikmat kesenangan; tetapi dengan menderma makanan dan minuman, dia dipuaskan dengan segala hajat yang diingini.

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Word by Word

• रत्नहेमप्रदानेन: by the giving of jewels and gold
• रत्नहेमप्रदानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न + हेम + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (रत्न-हेम-प्रदानम्)

• भोगवान्: enjoyment-possessing / prosperous
• भोगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्यय (possessing)

• जायते: is born / becomes
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अन्नपानप्रदानेन: by the giving of food and drink
• अन्नपानप्रदानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + पान + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (अन्न-पान-प्रदानम्)

• सर्वकामैः: with all desires (fulfilled)
• सर्वकामैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे कामाः)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• तर्पितः: satisfied / gratified
• तर्पितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तर्पित (कृदन्त; तृप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Tags

• Dharma Discourse
• Classical Literature

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a classical hierarchy of gifts where subsistence support (food/water) is treated as socially paramount.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Material gifts yield comfort, but provisioning essentials (food/drink) is framed as a more comprehensive form of beneficence.