Varaha Purana 110.4: Adhyaya 110, Shloka 4

The Glory and Procedure of the Grain-Cow (Dhānyadhenu) Donation

Devanagari script

कृष्णाजिनं ततः कृत्वा प्राग्वत्सं स्थापयेद्बुधः । गोमयेनानुलिप्तायां भूमौ तां परिपूजयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 110.4

Transliteration

kṛṣṇājinaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā prāg-vatsaṃ sthāpayet budhaḥ | gomayenānuliptāyāṃ bhūmau tāṃ paripūjayet ||

Translation

Następnie, przygotowawszy czarną skórę antylopy (kṛṣṇājina), mądry człowiek powinien ustawić cielę zwrócone na wschód; a na ziemi posmarowanej krowim łajnem, należy należycie oddać cześć tej skonstruowanej ofierze.

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Word by Word

• kṛṣṇa-ajinam: a black antelope-skin
• kṛṣṇa-ajinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण प्रातिपदिक) + ajina (अजिन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); compound: kṛṣṇam ajinam (कर्मधारय)

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रमवाचक-अव्यय)

• kṛtvā: having made/arranged
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), ‘having done/made’

• prāk-vatsam: the calf facing east
• prāk-vatsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāk (प्राक् अव्यय) + vatsa (वत्स प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); avyayībhāva: prāk (eastward) qualifying vatsa; meaning ‘east-facing calf’

• sthāpayet: should place
• sthāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + causative (णिच्)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); causative sense ‘should cause to stand/place’

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (बुध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• gomayena: with cow-dung
• gomayena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomaya (गोमय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• anuliptāyām: (on) smeared
• anuliptāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√lip (लिप् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with bhūmau; meaning ‘smeared’

• bhūmau: on the ground
• bhūmau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (भूमि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tām: her/that (object)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); refers to (dhenu/representation) to be worshipped

• paripūjayet: should worship
• paripūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Orientation (Dik)
• Domestic Rite
• Material Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves practical ritual details—orientation, purification of space, and materials—useful for reconstructing domestic/temple-adjacent donation rites in early medieval Sanskrit culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No place-name appears; the verse specifies directional orientation (east) rather than a site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes careful preparation and respectful procedure in acts of giving, linking ethical intent with disciplined ritual form.