Varaha Purana 112.72: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 72

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

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

यथाशक्त्या नृपो ग्रामैः पूजयेद्वत्सकं धरे ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.72

Transliteration

yathāśaktyā nṛpo grāmaiḥ pūjayed vatsakaṃ dhare || sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇusāyujyam āpnuyāt ||

Translation

โอ้พระแม่ธรณี กษัตริย์พึงบูชาลูกวัวตามกำลัง ด้วยการถวายทานเป็นหมู่บ้าน (การพระราชทานที่ดิน) เขาย่อมพ้นบาปทั้งปวง และบรรลุสายุชยะ คือความเป็นหนึ่งกับพระวิษณุ

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• यथा-शक्त्या: according to (one’s) ability
• यथा-शक्त्या: हेतु/प्रकार (निमित्त/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अर्थे—‘यथाशक्ति’ = according to ability; बाह्यरूपेण शक्ति-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-एकवचनम् (instrumental singular)

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ग्रामैः: with villages (as gifts/means)
• ग्रामैः: करण (Karana/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honour
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• वत्सकम्: the calf
• वत्सकम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धरे: O bearer (of the earth)
• धरे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि-निर्मुच् धातोः क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; ‘सर्वपापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• विष्णु-सायुज्यम्: union with Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-सायुज्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘विष्णोः सायुज्यम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would attain
• आप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna (Gift traditions)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic model of royal patronage where land or village grants are framed as ethically meritorious acts within ritual and social economies.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse; the reference is social-administrative (grāma, ‘village’) rather than geographic.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To give and honor according to capacity, emphasizing proportional generosity and the moral weight of patronage.