Shloka 59

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

काञ्चनाक्षियुगोपेताविन्द्रनीलकनीनिकौ । क्षौमपुच्छौ कांस्यदोहौ शुभ्रातिकमनीयकौ

Transliteration

kāñcanākṣiyugopetāvindranīlakanīnikau | kṣaumapucchau kāṃsyadohau śubhrātikamanīyakau

Translation

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਸੋਨੇ ਵਰਗੀਆਂ ਸਨ, ਪੁਪਿਲ ਨੀਲਮਣੀ ਜਿਹੀਆਂ; ਪੁੱਛ ਸੁੱਖਮ ਖੌਮ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ, ਥਣ ਕਾਂਸੀ ਵਰਗੇ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਧਵਲ ਤੇ ਅਤਿ ਮਨੋਹਰ ਸਨ।

Word by Word

• काञ्चन-अक्षि-युग-उपेतौ: possessing a pair of golden eyes
• काञ्चन-अक्षि-युग-उपेतौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन + अक्षि + युग + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः: काञ्चनवर्णेन अक्षियुगेन उपेतौ

• इन्द्रनील-कनीनिकौ: with pupils like sapphire (indranīla)
• इन्द्रनील-कनीनिकौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रनील + कनीनिका (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः: इन्द्रनीलसदृशे कनीनике (पुतली) यस्य

• क्षौम-पुच्छौ: with flax/linen-like tails
• क्षौम-पुच्छौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षौम + पुच्छ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः: क्षौमवत् (क्षौम-तन्तुसदृशं) पुच्छं यस्य

• कांस्य-दोहौ: with milking/streams like bronze (as described)
• कांस्य-दोहौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कांस्य + दोह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः: कांस्यसदृशौ दोहौ (दुग्ध-प्रवाह/दोह-रूपौ) यस्य (अर्थः वर्णनपर)

• शुभ्र-अति-कमनीयकौ: very beautiful and bright/white
• शुभ्र-अति-कमनीयकौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र + अति + कमनीयक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; कर्मधारयः: शुभ्रौ च अतिकमनीयौ च

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative description within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: काञ्चनाक्षियुगोपेतौ = काञ्चन-अक्षि-युग-उपेतौ; इन्द्रनीलकनीनिकौ = इन्द्रनील-कनीनिकौ.

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

The verse gives an ornate physical description of auspicious beings (likely cows or cow-like creatures), emphasizing their radiant beauty through precious-material imagery.

Why does the verse use materials like gold, sapphire, linen, and bronze?

Purāṇic style often conveys auspiciousness and divine perfection via comparisons to valued substances, suggesting purity, prosperity, and sacred splendor.

Does this verse teach a direct ethical or devotional lesson?

Not explicitly; it functions primarily as descriptive narration, though such imagery indirectly reinforces ideals of auspiciousness and reverence for sacred beings (especially cows) in Purāṇic culture.