Varaha Purana 112.33: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 33

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

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

रत्नपूर्णा भवेद्दत्ता पृथिवी नात्र संशयः ॥ पृथिवीदानतुल्येन दानेनैतेन वै नरः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.33

Transliteration

ratnapūrṇā bhaved dattā pṛthivī nātra saṃśayaḥ || pṛthivīdānatulyena dānenaitena vai naraḥ

Translation

แผ่นดินอันเต็มด้วยรัตนะ ย่อมถือว่าได้ถวายทานแล้ว—ไม่มีข้อสงสัย. ด้วยทานนี้ซึ่งกล่าวว่าเสมอด้วยการถวายแผ่นดิน มนุษย์ย่อมได้บุญกุศล

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Word by Word

• रत्न-पूर्णा: filled with jewels
• रत्न-पूर्णा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पृथिवी)

• भवेत्: would become / would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दत्ता: given
• दत्ता: Kriya (क्रिया; भावे/कर्मणि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘given’

• पृथिवी: the earth
• पृथिवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पृथिवी-दान-तुल्येन: equal to the gift of the earth
• पृथिवी-दान-तुल्येन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (दानेन)

• दानेन: by (this) gift
• दानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice in dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Gift-Economy
• Dharma Traditions
• Merit (Puṇya) Discourse

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic rhetorical valuation of gifts by equating a specific donation with the maximal idealized gift—'the earth'—a common device in medieval Sanskrit ethical literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

None; 'pṛthivī' is used as a universal category rather than a region or pilgrimage site.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To frame charitable giving as socially and cosmically meaningful, encouraging generosity through a high-value comparison.