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Varaha Purana 109.2: Adhyaya 109, Shloka 2

The Merit and Procedure of Donating the ‘Cotton Cow’

Kārpāsa-dhenu

विषुवे त्वयने पुण्ये युगादिग्रहणे तथा ॥ ग्रहपीडासु चोग्रासु दुःस्वप्नेऽरिष्टदर्शने

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 109.2

viṣuve tvayane puṇye yugādigrahaṇe tathā || grahapīḍāsu cograsu duḥsvapne 'riṣṭadarśane

اعتدالِ شب و روز کے وقت، مبارک انقلابِ آفتاب کے موقع پر، اور یُگ کے آغاز میں ہونے والے گرہن کے وقت بھی؛ نیز جب سیاروں کی سخت آفت ہو، بد خوابیاں آئیں، یا نحوست کی علامتیں دکھائی دیں—

विषुवेat the equinox
विषुवे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootविषुव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/डिस्कोर्स)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधानार्थक (indeed)
अयनेat the solstice/ayana
अयने:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअयन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन
पुण्येauspicious
पुण्ये:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विषुवे/अयने)
युगादिग्रहणेat an eclipse occurring at the beginning of an age
युगादिग्रहणे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुग-आदि-ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (युगादौ ग्रहणम्)
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/डिस्कोर्स)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)
ग्रहपीडासुduring afflictions by planets
ग्रहपीडासु:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रह-पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ग्रहैः पीडा)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/डिस्कोर्स)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)
उग्रासुfierce/terrible
उग्रासु:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ग्रहपीडासु)
दुःस्वप्नेin a bad dream
दुःस्वप्ने:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदुः-स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दुःखः स्वप्नः)
अरिष्टदर्शनेupon seeing an ill omen
अरिष्टदर्शने:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअरिष्ट-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अरिष्टस्य दर्शनम्)

Hotā (carried from 109.1 context)

P
Purāṇic Literature
A
Auspicious Times (Kāla)
G
Graha-pīḍā Motifs
R
Ritual Contextualization

FAQs

It reflects traditional Indian calendrical and omen frameworks used to contextualize rites, indicating how ritual actions were coordinated with time-reckoning and perceived adversity.

No geographic location is identified; the verse focuses on temporal markers and conditions.

To respond to auspicious times or perceived adversity with regulated, socially constructive actions such as charitable giving.

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