The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
सा तु षोडशभिः कार्या चतुर्भिर् वत्सको भवेत् ॥ नासा गन्धमयी तस्या जिह्वा गुडमयी शुभा ॥
sā tu ṣoḍaśabhiḥ kāryā caturbhir vatsako bhavet || nāsā gandhamayī tasyā jihvā guḍamayī śubhā ||
ఆ (ధేను-ప్రతిమ) పదహారు భాగాలతో చేయవలెను; వత్సకము నాలుగు భాగాలతో చేయబడును. దాని ముక్కు సుగంధ ద్రవ్యములతో, శుభమైన నాలుక బెల్లముతో చేయవలెను।
Varāha
It preserves technical craft instructions (counts of components and edible/aromatic materials), informing studies of ritual design and symbolic materials.
No location is specified; the verse is procedural rather than topographical.
The ethical focus is on conscientious preparation—care and purity in making a gift are treated as integral to responsible giving.
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