Varaha Purana 105.2: Adhyaya 105, Shloka 2

Ritual Procedure for the Gift of the Milk-Cow

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Devanagari script

तत्र कृत्वा कुण्डलिकां गोमयेन सुविस्तृताम् ॥ क्षीरकुम्भं ततः स्थाप्य चतुर्थांशेन वत्सकम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 105.2

Transliteration

tatra kṛtvā kuṇḍalikāṃ gomayena suvistṛtām || kṣīrakumbhaṃ tataḥ sthāpya caturthāṃśena vatsakam

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เมื่อทำลวดลายพิธีเป็นวงกลม (กุณฑลิกา) ด้วยมูลโคให้แผ่กว้างแล้ว จึงตั้งหม้อน้ำนม และจัดวางลูกโคเป็นส่วนหนึ่งในสี่ตามสัดส่วนที่เหมาะสม

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Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done/made’

• कुण्डलिकाम्: a spiral/coil-shaped (arrangement)
• कुण्डलिकाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डलिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• गोमयेन: with cow-dung
• गोमयेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सुविस्तृताम्: well-spread, very wide
• सुविस्तृताम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-विस्तृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘कुण्डलिकाम्’)

• क्षीरकुम्भम्: a pot of milk
• क्षीरकुम्भम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṣīrasya kumbhaḥ)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (sequencing adverb)

• स्थाप्य: having placed
• स्थाप्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having placed/installed’

• चतुर्थांशेन: with a fourth part (one-quarter)
• चतुर्थांशेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थ + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘चतुर्थोऽंशः’

• वत्सकम्: a calf
• वत्सकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna (Gifting)
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a codified gifting-ritual (dāna-vidhi) that reflects domestic agrarian resources (milk, calves, cow-dung) being formalized into a ceremonial economy in Purāṇic culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is a procedural instruction applicable across ritual settings.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse frames giving as an ordered, careful practice—emphasizing preparation and proportional arrangement rather than impulsive donation.