Shloka 201

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

हैमी भवेत्सुपार्श्वे तु सुरभी दक्षिणामुखी । धान्यपर्वतवत्सर्वमावाहनमखादिकम्

Transliteration

haimī bhavetsupārśve tu surabhī dakṣiṇāmukhī | dhānyaparvatavatsarvamāvāhanamakhādikam

Translation

Ở phía cát tường nên đặt (hình tượng) bằng vàng; và Surabhī, bò thiêng, nên quay mặt về phương Nam. Mọi nghi lễ—như thỉnh mời (āvāhana) và các phần tiếp theo—đều thực hiện theo pháp thức ‘Dhānya-parvata’ (núi ngũ cốc).

Word by Word

• haimī: Haimī (a named cow/being)
• haimī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haimī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• bhavet: should be
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should be’

• su-pārśve: on Supārśva (mountain/side)
• su-pārśve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘सुन्दरं पार्श्वम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (particle)

• surabhī: Surabhī (the divine cow)
• surabhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surabhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• dakṣiṇā-mukhī: facing south
• dakṣiṇā-mukhī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘yasyā mukhaṃ dakṣiṇā’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण of surabhī

• dhānya-parvata-vat: like (at) Dhānyaparvata
• dhānya-parvata-vat: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (comparative adverb): ‘like Dhānyaparvata’

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nominative/Accusative singular; here as object-totality

• āvāhana-makha-ādikam: invocation, sacrifices, and the like
• āvāhana-makha-ādikam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āvāhana (प्रातिपदिक) + makha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; ‘āvāhana and sacrifices etc.’

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेत्सुपार्श्वे → bhavet su-pārśve (t + s sandhi); धान्यपर्वतवत्सर्वम् → dhānya-parvata-vat sarvam (t + s sandhi); आवाहनमखादिकम् → āvāhana-makha-ādikam.

Characters & Entities

• Surabhī

FAQs

What is the ‘Dhānya-parvata’ mentioned in this verse?

Dhānya-parvata (“mountain of grain”) is a charitable/ritual model where offerings are arranged in a mound-like form and the accompanying procedures (such as āvāhana and related rites) are followed according to that established pattern.

Why does the verse specify Surabhī as ‘dakṣiṇāmukhī’ (south-facing)?

The verse gives a concrete ritual orientation (directionality) as part of a prescribed vidhi. In many Purāṇic rites, direction and placement are treated as integral to correctness of performance.

What ethical or devotional emphasis is implied by this instruction?

The instruction is framed as a vidhi for proper performance of a giving/ritual act, implying that sincerity in charity and careful adherence to sacred procedure are valued as supports for religious merit (puṇya).