Varaha Purana 102.13: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 13
The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow
Guḍadhenu
अनृतं नाशमायाति गुडधेनो द्विजार्पिता । दीयमानां प्रपश्यन्ति ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥ यत्र क्षोरवहा नद्यः घृतपायसकर्दमाः । ऋषयो मुनयः सिद्धास्तत्र गच्छन्ति धेनुदाः ॥
anṛtaṃ nāśam āyāti guḍadheno dvijārpitā | dīyamānāṃ prapaśyanti te yānti paramāṃ gatim || yatra kṣoravahā nadyaḥ ghṛtapāyasakardamāḥ | ṛṣayo munayaḥ siddhās tatra gacchanti dhenudāḥ ||
เมื่อถวาย “คุฑธเฮนู” แก่ทวิชะ (พราหมณ์) ความเท็จก็ถึงความพินาศ ผู้ที่เห็นการถวายย่อมบรรลุคติอันสูงสุด ที่ซึ่งแม่น้ำไหลด้วยน้ำนม และโคลนตมเป็นเนยใสกับข้าวพุดดิ้ง—ที่นั่นฤๅษี มุนี และสิทธะไป; ผู้ให้โคก็ไปสู่แดนนั้นเช่นกัน
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FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic merit theology using vivid cosmological imagery and links ethical reform (abandoning falsehood) with ritual generosity.
No earthly site is specified; the passage describes an otherworldly realm using symbolic rivers of milk and ghee.
Cultivate truthfulness and generosity; donation is presented as a corrective to deceit and a support of learned recipients.
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