Varaha Purana 13.58: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 58

The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times

Devanagari script

यतः कुतश्चित् सम्प्राप्य गोभ्यो वापि गवाह्निकम् । अभावे प्रीणयत्यस्मान् भक्त्या युक्तः प्रदास्यति ॥ १३.५८ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 13.58

Transliteration

yataḥ kutaścit samprāpya gobhyo vāpi gavāhnikam | abhāve prīṇayatyasmān bhaktyā yuktaḥ pradāsyati || 13.58 ||

Translation

无论从何处、以何种方式，只要可能，取得每日应供于牛的份额——或至少为牛得一物；在资具匮乏之时，具足虔信者亦能令我等欢喜，并随其力而施与。

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Word by Word

• यतः: from wherever/because
• यतः: हेतु (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: 'from/because/wherefrom')

• कुतश्चित्: from somewhere
• कुतश्चित्: देश/स्रोत (Source/अपादान-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-प्रश्नार्थक/अनिर्दिष्ट-अव्यय (indefinite adverb: 'from somewhere/anyhow')

• सम्प्राप्य: having obtained
• सम्प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (√आप् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having obtained/reached'

• गोभ्यः: to the cows
• गोभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो-शब्दः उभयलिङ्गेऽपि), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• गवाह्निकम्: a daily rite/offering for cows
• गवाह्निकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + आह्निक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गवाम् आह्निकम् (daily offering/rite for cows)

• अभावे: in (a state of) absence/lack
• अभावे: अधिकरण (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; 'in absence/when lacking'

• प्रीणयति: pleases/satisfies
• प्रीणयति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (√प्री धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense possible in usage: 'pleases/satisfies'

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्तः: endowed (with devotion)
• युक्तः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (√युज् धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• प्रदास्यति: will give/offer
• प्रदास्यति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (√दा धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Dāna-Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects a Purāṇic dharma framework in which daily household obligations (including care for cattle) are treated as socially stabilizing practices, while also recognizing economic scarcity and emphasizing intent (bhakti) alongside capacity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse fragment.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Maintain regular duties of giving and care—here framed as a daily due for cows—even in conditions of scarcity, prioritizing devotion and sincere effort rather than rigid display of wealth.