Varaha Purana 103.5: Adhyaya 103, Shloka 5

Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)

Devanagari script

गुडेन तु मुखं काये जिह्वा पिष्टमयी तथा । कम्बलं पट्टसूत्रेण कण्ठाभरणभूषिताम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 103.5

Transliteration

guḍena tu mukhaṃ kāye jihvā piṣṭa-mayī tathā | kambalaṃ paṭṭa-sūtreṇa kaṇṭhābharaṇa-bhūṣitām ||

Translation

และด้วยน้ำตาลอ้อยก้อน (กูฑะ) พึงทำปากไว้บนกาย; ลิ้นก็ทำด้วยแป้งนวดเช่นกัน จัดผ้าห่มด้วยด้ายไหม และประดับด้วยเครื่องประดับที่ลำคอ

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Word by Word

• गुडेन: with jaggery
• गुडेन: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• मुखम्: mouth
• मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• काये: on/in the body
• काये: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• जिह्वा: the tongue
• जिह्वा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचनम्; (निर्देश/विधानार्थे)

• पिष्टमयी: made of flour/paste
• पिष्टमयी: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिष्ट + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः ‘पिष्टेन मयी’ (made of flour/paste)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• कम्बलम्: a blanket
• कम्बलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• पट्टसूत्रेण: with silk thread
• पट्टसूत्रेण: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (पट्टस्य सूत्रम् / पट्ट-सूत्रम्: silk-thread)

• कण्ठाभरणभूषिताम्: adorned with a neck-ornament
• कण्ठाभरणभूषिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठ + आभरण + भूषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘भूषित’ = adorned; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कण्ठ-आभरणैः भूषिता)

Speaker

Hotṛ (inferred)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Ritual Objects
• Textile Culture

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It provides a rare, itemized inventory for a ritual object, useful for reconstructing historical material culture and the semiotics of donation.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The instruction emphasizes thoughtful preparation of offerings, suggesting that generosity includes care in presentation and completeness.