Varaha Purana 103.7: Adhyaya 103, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्तां वस्त्रेणाच्छादितां तथा । गन्धपुष्पैरलङ्कृत्य ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 103.7

Transliteration

pañca-ratna-samāyuktāṃ vastreṇācchāditāṃ tathā | gandha-puṣpair alaṅkṛtya brāhmaṇāya nivedayet ||

Translation

เมื่อจัดให้พร้อมด้วยรัตนะทั้งห้า และคลุมด้วยผ้า แล้วประดับด้วยเครื่องหอมและดอกไม้ พึงน้อมถวายแก่พราหมณ์

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Word by Word

• पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्ताम्: endowed with five gems
• पञ्चरत्नसमायुक्ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + रत्न + सम्-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (P.P.P.) ‘समायुक्त’ = endowed/connected; तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चरत्नैः समायुक्ता)

• वस्त्रेण: with cloth
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), एकवचनम्

• आच्छादिताम्: covered
• आच्छादिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-छद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle/कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त); स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (covered)

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

• गन्धपुष्पैः: with perfumes and flowers
• गन्धपुष्पैः: Karana (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धाः च पुष्पाणि च)

• अलङ्कृत्य: having adorned
• अलङ्कृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अलम्-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having adorned/decorated)

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदानम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचनम्

• निवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद् (धातु) [णिच् causative: निवेदय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (to present/offer)

Speaker

Hotṛ (inferred)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dāna (Gift-ritual)
• Brahmanical Institutions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects institutional patterns of patronage and the formal handover of ritual gifts, useful for studying historical Brahmanical networks and donation practices.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames giving as a disciplined social act: prepare carefully, beautify respectfully, and transfer the gift through recognized channels.