Varaha Purana — Chapter 105

VrP 105.1

अथ क्षीरधेनुदानविधिः ।। होतोवाच ।। क्षीरधेनुं प्रवक्ष्यामि तां निबोध नराधिप ।। अनुलिप्ते महीपृष्ठे गोमयेन नृपोत्तम

atha kṣīradhenudānavidhiḥ || hotovāca || kṣīradhenuṃ pravakṣyāmi tāṃ nibodha narādhipa || anulipte mahīpṛṣṭhe gomayena nṛpottama

Now the rule for the gift of the milk-cow. Hotā said: I shall declare the milk-cow; learn of it, O lord of men. On a surface of ground smeared with cow-dung, O best of kings,

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VrP 105.2

गोचर्ममात्रमानेन कुशानास्तीर्य सर्वतः ।। तस्योपरि महाराज न्यसेत्कृष्णाजिनं बुधः

gocarmamātramānena kuśānāstīrya sarvataḥ || tasyopari mahārāja nyasetkṛṣṇājinaṃ budhaḥ

having strewn kuśa grass all around, to the measure of a cow's hide, upon that, O great king, the wise (man) should place a black antelope skin.

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VrP 105.3

तत्र कृत्वा कुण्डलिकां गोमयेन सुविस्तृताम् ।। क्षीरकुम्भं ततः स्थाप्य चतुर्थांशेन वत्सकम्

tatra kṛtvā kuṇḍalikāṃ gomayena suvistṛtām || kṣīrakumbhaṃ tataḥ sthāpya caturthāṃśena vatsakam

There, having made a broad circle with cow-dung, then having set down a pot of milk, and a calf (made) of a fourth part (of it),

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VrP 105.4

सुवर्णमुखशृङ्गाणि चन्दनागुरुकाणि च ।। प्रशस्तपत्रश्रवणां तिलपात्रोपरि न्यसेत्

suvarṇamukhaśṛṅgāṇi candanāgurukāṇi ca || praśastapatraśravaṇāṃ tilapātropari nyaset

(the cow) with muzzle and horns of gold, and with (parts) of sandal and aloe-wood, with excellent leaves for ears—(this) he should place upon a vessel of sesame.

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VrP 105.6

इक्षुपादां दर्भरोमां सितकम्बलसंवृताम् ।। ताम्रपृष्ठां कांस्यदोहां पट्टसूत्रमयीं शुभाम्

ikṣupādāṃ darbharomāṃ sitakambalasaṃvṛtām || tāmrapṛṣṭhāṃ kāṃsyadohāṃ paṭṭasūtramayīṃ śubhām

(making her) with feet of sugarcane, hair of darbha grass, covered with a white blanket, with a back of copper, a milk-pail of bronze, beautiful, made of silk thread,

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VrP 105.7

पुच्छं च नृपशार्दूल नवनीतमयस्तनीम्।। स्वर्णशृङ्गीं रौप्यखुरां पञ्चरत्नसमन्विताम्

pucchaṃ ca nṛpaśārdūla navanītamayastanīm|| svarṇaśṛṅgīṃ raupyakhurāṃ pañcaratnasamanvitām

and a tail, O tiger among men, with teats of fresh butter, with horns of gold, hooves of silver, furnished with the five gems—

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VrP 105.8

चत्वारि तिलपात्राणि चतुर्दिक्ष्वपि विन्यसेत् ।। सप्तधान्ययुतं पात्रे दिक्षु दिक्षु च विन्यसेत्

catvāri tilapātrāṇi caturdikṣvapi vinyaset || saptadhānyayutaṃ pātre dikṣu dikṣu ca vinyaset

he should set down four vessels of sesame in the four directions, and should set down in every direction a vessel filled with the seven grains.

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VrP 105.9

मुखं गुडमयं तस्या जिह्वां शर्करया तथा ।। फलप्रशस्तदशनां मुक्ताफलमयेक्षणाम् एवं लक्षणसंयुक्तां क्षीरधेनुं प्रकल्पयेत् ।। आच्छाद्य वस्त्रयुग्मेन गन्धपुष्पैः समर्चयेत्

mukhaṃ guḍamayaṃ tasyā jihvāṃ śarkarayā tathā || phalapraśastadaśanāṃ muktāphalamayekṣaṇām evaṃ lakṣaṇasaṃyuktāṃ kṣīradhenuṃ prakalpayet || ācchādya vastrayugmena gandhapuṣpaiḥ samarcayet

Her mouth (made) of molasses, and her tongue of sugar, her teeth of excellent fruits, her eyes of pearls—thus endowed with (these) marks he should fashion the milk-cow; having covered (her) with a pair of garments, he should worship (her) with perfumes and flowers.

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VrP 105.11

पादुकोपानहौ छत्रं दत्त्वा दानं समर्पयेत् ।। दद्यादनेन मन्त्रेण क्षीरधेनुं प्रयत्नतः

pādukopānahau chatraṃ dattvā dānaṃ samarpayet || dadyādanena mantreṇa kṣīradhenuṃ prayatnataḥ

Having given wooden sandals, leather shoes and an umbrella, he should present the gift; with this mantra he should carefully give the milk-cow.

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VrP 105.12

आप्यायस्वेति मन्त्रेण वेदोक्तेन विधानतः ।। आश्रयः सर्वभूतानामित्यादि नरपुङ्गव

āpyāyasveti mantreṇa vedoktena vidhānataḥ || āśrayaḥ sarvabhūtānāmityādi narapuṅgava

With the mantra "āpyāyasva", according to the rule stated in the Veda, and with "the refuge of all beings" and so forth, O bull among men.

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VrP 105.13

आप्यायस्वेति मन्त्रेण क्षीरधेनुं प्रसादयेत् ।। प्रतिग्राही पठेन्मन्त्रमेष दानविधिः स्मृतः

āpyāyasveti mantreṇa kṣīradhenuṃ prasādayet || pratigrāhī paṭhenmantrameṣa dānavidhiḥ smṛtaḥ

With the mantra "āpyāyasva" he should propitiate the milk-cow; the recipient should recite the mantra—this is declared to be the rule of the gift.

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VrP 105.14

दीयमानां प्रपश्यन्ति ते यान्ति परमां गतिम् ।। एतां हेमसहस्रेण शतेनाथ स्वशक्तितः

dīyamānāṃ prapaśyanti te yānti paramāṃ gatim || etāṃ hemasahasreṇa śatenātha svaśaktitaḥ

Those who behold (her) being given go to the highest goal. (One should give) her with a thousand (pieces) of gold, or with a hundred, according to one's own capacity.

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VrP 105.15

दत्वा धेनुं महाराज शृणु तस्यापि यत्फलम् ।। षष्टिवर्षसहस्रं तु इन्द्रलोके महीयते

datvā dhenuṃ mahārāja śṛṇu tasyāpi yatphalam || ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasraṃ tu indraloke mahīyate

Having given the cow, O great king, hear what the fruit of that too is: for sixty thousand years he is honoured in the world of Indra.

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VrP 105.16

पित्रादिभिश्च सहितो ब्रह्मणो भवनं व्रजेत् ।। दिव्यं विमानमारूढो दिव्यस्रगनुलेपनः

pitrādibhiśca sahito brahmaṇo bhavanaṃ vrajet || divyaṃ vimānamārūḍho divyasraganulepanaḥ

And, accompanied by his forefathers and the rest, he goes to Brahmā's abode, mounted on a celestial aerial car, wearing celestial garlands and unguents.

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VrP 105.17

क्रीडित्वा सुचिरं कालं विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।। द्वादशादित्यसंकाशे विमानवरमण्डिते

krīḍitvā suciraṃ kālaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || dvādaśādityasaṃkāśe vimānavaramaṇḍite

Having played there for a very long time, he goes to Viṣṇu's world — (in a car) as radiant as twelve suns, adorned with the finest aerial cars,

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VrP 105.18

गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैरप्सरोभिश्च सेविते ।। तत्रोष्य विष्णोर्भवने विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात्

gītavāditranirghoṣairapsarobhiśca sevite || tatroṣya viṣṇorbhavane viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt

resounding with song and instrumental music and attended by apsarases; having dwelt there in Viṣṇu's abode, he would attain union with Viṣṇu.

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VrP 105.19

यं इमं शृणुयाद्राजन्पठेद्वा भक्तिभावतः।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति

yaṃ imaṃ śṛṇuyādrājanpaṭhedvā bhaktibhāvataḥ|| sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

Whoever, O king, hears this or recites it with a devout disposition, he, freed from all sins, goes to Viṣṇu's world.

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VrP 105.105

धूपदीपादिकं कृत्वा ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।। वस्त्रादिभिरलंकृत्य मुद्रिकाकर्णकुण्डलैः

dhūpadīpādikaṃ kṛtvā brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || vastrādibhiralaṃkṛtya mudrikākarṇakuṇḍalaiḥ

Having performed (the offering of) incense, lamps and the rest, he should present (the gift) to a brahmin, after adorning (him? her?) with garments and the like, with rings and ear-ornaments.

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