Varaha Purana 112.1: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 1

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

अथोभयतोमुखीगोदानहेमकुम्भदानपुराणप्रशंसाः ॥ होतोवाच ॥ अतः परं महाराज शृणूभयमुखीं ततः ॥ विधानं तद्वरारोहे धरण्या कथितं पुरा ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.1

Transliteration

athobhayatomukhīgodānahemakumbhadānapurāṇapraśaṃsāḥ || hotovāca || ataḥ paraṃ mahārāja śṛṇūbhayamukhīṃ tataḥ || vidhānaṃ tadvarārohe dharaṇyā kathitaṃ purā ||

Translation

บัดนี้จะกล่าวถึงคำสรรเสริญในปุราณะเกี่ยวกับทานชื่อ “อุภยโตมุขี” ว่าด้วยการถวายโค และการถวายหม้อทองคำ โหตากล่าวว่า: “ต่อจากนี้ไป ข้าแต่มหาราช โปรดสดับพิธี/วัตร ‘อุภยมุขี’ เถิด โอ้ผู้มีสะโพกงาม ระเบียบพิธีนี้ครั้งก่อนธรณี (แผ่นดิน) ได้กล่าวไว้แล้ว”

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Word by Word

• atha: now / then
• atha: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Maṅgala/krama-nirdeśa avyaya (क्रमसूचक), discourse particle

• ubhaya-to-mukhī-go-dāna-hema-kumbha-dāna-purāṇa-praśaṃsāḥ: (the) praises of the two-faced-cow gift, golden-pot gift, and Purāṇa
• ubhaya-to-mukhī-go-dāna-hema-kumbha-dāna-purāṇa-praśaṃsāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + to (अव्यय-प्रत्यय) + mukhī (प्रातिपदिक) + go (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + hema (प्रातिपदिक) + kumbha (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + praśaṃsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; samāhāra/dvandva-like title compound listing topics (praśaṃsāḥ = ‘praises/commendations’)

• hotā: the Hotṛ priest
• hotā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hotṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्/perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ataḥ: therefore / from this
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Hetu/krama-avyaya (हेतु/क्रम), adverb

• param: next / further
• param: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kāla/krama-avyaya used adverbially (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)

• mahā-rāja: O great king
• mahā-rāja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (8th/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘mahān rājā’

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ubhaya-mukhīm: the two-faced (cow)
• ubhaya-mukhīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘ubhayamukhī’ (two-faced)

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Krama/Anantara (अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Krama-avyaya (क्रम), adverb

• vidhānam: the procedure / rite
• vidhānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa to vidhānam

• vara-ārohe: O fair-limbed one
• vara-ārohe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + āroha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (8th), Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi: ‘varam ārohaḥ yasyāḥ sā’ (she whose ascent/figure is excellent)

• dharaṇyā: by Dharaṇī (Earth)
• dharaṇyā: Karaṇa (करण) / Agent-in-instrumental (कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• kathitam: told / narrated
• kathitam: Vidheyā (विधेय/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (कथ्) + ta (कृत्, क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; passive sense: ‘told’

• purā: formerly
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय), adverb

Speaker

Hota

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna-śāstra
• Purāṇic Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It signals a new thematic unit, using speaker tags and topic headings typical of Purāṇic redaction, and introduces specialized donation/rite terminology.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified in this opening; it is a transition into a procedural/praise section.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It frames upcoming prescriptions on charity and ritual procedure, presenting them as a transmitted tradition attributed to Dharaṇī (Earth).