Varaha Purana 112.32: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 32

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

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

उदकं च करे दत्त्वा वाचयेच्छुद्धया गिरा ॥ ससमुद्रवना तेन सशैलवनकानना

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.32

Transliteration

udakaṃ ca kare dattvā vācayec chuddhayā girā || sasamudravanā tena saśailavanakānanā

Translation

చేతిలో జలాన్ని ఇచ్చి, శుద్ధమైన వాణితో (మంత్ర/వాక్యాన్ని) పఠింపజేయాలి. ఆ దానంతో సముద్రాలు, వనాలు, పర్వతాలు, ఉపవనాలు, అరణ్యాలతో కూడిన భూమి (సమర్పితమవుతుంది).

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Word by Word

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• करे: in the hand
• करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having given’

• वाचयेत्: should cause to recite / should have (it) recited
• वाचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) [णिच् causative: वाचय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शुद्धया: with pure
• शुद्धया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरा-शब्दस्य)

• गिरा: speech/voice
• गिरा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्/गीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• स-समुद्र-वना: together with oceans and forests
• स-समुद्र-वना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘समुद्रैः सह’ इति स-उपपदपूर्वक-समास; विशेषण (पृथिवी-आदि)

• तेन: by that / with that (gift/act)
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स-शैल-वन-कानना: together with mountains, forests, and groves
• स-शैल-वन-कानना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक) + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स-उपपदपूर्वक-समास; विशेषण

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice in dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dharma-śāstra Interface
• Gift-Rituals (Dāna)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic-era dāna procedure where formalized speech (mantra-like recitation) and a symbolic water-transfer authenticate a gift, aligning ritual practice with ethical patronage.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific toponym appears; the verse uses a totalizing geographic image—earth with oceans, forests, and mountains—rather than naming a single site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform charitable transfer with clarity, purity of speech, and correct procedure—emphasizing intentionality and formal accountability in giving.