Varaha Purana 102.4: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 4

The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow

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Devanagari script

इक्षुपादां रौप्यखुरां कम्बलं पट्टसूत्रकम् । आच्छाद्य पट्टवस्त्रेण घण्टाचामरभूषिताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 102.4

Transliteration

ikṣupādāṁ raupyakhurāṁ kambalaṁ paṭṭasūtrakam | ācchādya paṭṭavastreṇa ghaṇṭācāmarabhūṣitām ||

Translation

ให้มีขาเป็นอ้อยและกีบเป็นเงิน พร้อมผ้าห่มและเครื่องประดับด้วยด้ายไหม ครั้นคลุมด้วยผ้าไหมแล้ว พึงประดับด้วยกระดิ่งและจามระ (พัดหางจามรี)

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Word by Word

• ikṣu-pādām: having sugarcane(-like) feet
• ikṣu-pādām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ikṣu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: 'having sugarcane-like feet' / 'whose feet are (like) sugarcane'

• raupya-khurām: having silver hooves
• raupya-khurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raupya (प्रातिपदिक) + khura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: 'having silver hooves'

• kambalam: blanket
• kambalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kambala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• paṭṭa-sūtrakam: silken cord/thread
• paṭṭa-sūtrakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'silken thread/cord' (paṭṭasya sūtrakam)

• ācchādya: having covered
• ācchādya: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√chad (छद् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having covered'

• paṭṭa-vastreṇa: with silk cloth
• paṭṭa-vastreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṭṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'silk cloth'

• ghaṇṭā-cāmara-bhūṣitām: adorned with bells and chowries
• ghaṇṭā-cāmara-bhūṣitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + cāmara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (कृदन्त, भूष् धातु)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; 'adorned with bell(s) and yak-tail fan(s)' (ghaṇṭābhiḥ cāmaraiś ca bhūṣitā)

Speaker

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Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dāna-vidhi
• Ritual Objects
• South Asian Material Symbolism

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse is a compact catalogue of prestige materials and accessories, illustrating how Purāṇic texts encode ideals of value, craftsmanship, and ritual display.

Which geographic location is identified?

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What is the primary ethical instruction?

Generosity is expressed through an offering prepared with completeness and dignity, emphasizing thoroughness in charitable/ritual acts.