Varaha Purana 105.8: Adhyaya 105, Shloka 8

Ritual Procedure for the Gift of the Milk-Cow

Kṣīradhenu

Devanagari script

एवं लक्षणसंयुक्तां क्षीरधेनुं प्रकल्पयेत् ॥ आच्छाद्य वस्त्रयुग्मेन गन्धपुष्पैः समर्चयेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 105.8

Transliteration

evaṃ lakṣaṇasaṃyuktāṃ kṣīradhenuṃ prakalpayet || ācchādya vastrayugmena gandhapuṣpaiḥ samarcayet

Translation

ดังนี้พึงจัดเตรียม “โคแห่งน้ำนม” (กษีรเธนุ) ให้ประกอบด้วยลักษณะดังกล่าว แล้วคลุมด้วยผ้าคู่หนึ่ง และบูชาด้วยเครื่องหอมและดอกไม้

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Word by Word

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• lakṣaṇa-saṃyuktām: endowed with (these) marks
• lakṣaṇa-saṃyuktām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘endowed with characteristics’; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; agrees with kṣīradhenuṃ

• kṣīra-dhenum: the milk-cow (ritual cow)
• kṣīra-dhenum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhenu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘milk-cow’; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• prakalpayet: should prepare/construct
• prakalpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथम), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ācchādya: having covered
• ācchādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√chad (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having covered’

• vastra-yugmena: with a pair of garments
• vastra-yugmena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘pair of cloths’; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• gandha-puṣpaiḥ: with fragrant flowers
• gandha-puṣpaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘fragrant flowers’; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana (plural/बहुवचन)

• sam-arcayet: should worship/honor
• sam-arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Dāna (Gifting)
• Ritual Offerings
• Cultural Heritage

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows the convergence of dāna and pūjā-like honor: the gift is not merely transferred but ceremonially respected before donation.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; the verse describes ritual actions rather than a sacred site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To give with reverence—treating the gift as worthy of honor, not as disposable surplus.