Varaha Purana — Chapter 109

VrP 109.1

अथ कार्पासधेनुदानमाहात्म्यम् ।। होतोवाच ।। अथातः सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि धेनुं कार्पासकीं नृप ।। यत्प्रदानान्नरो याति ऐन्द्रलोकमनुत्तम्

atha kārpāsadhenudānamāhātmyam || hotovāca || athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi dhenuṃ kārpāsakīṃ nṛpa || yatpradānānnaro yāti aindralokamanuttam

Now the greatness of the gift of the cotton-cow. The Hotṛ said: Now next I shall fully declare the cow made of cotton, O king, by the giving of which a man goes to the unsurpassed world of Indra.

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VrP 109.2

विषुवे त्वयने पुण्ये युगादिग्रहणे तथा ।। ग्रहपीडासु चोग्रासु दुःस्वप्नेऽरिष्टदर्शने

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

At an equinox, at a holy solstice, at the beginning of an age, and at an eclipse, and in fierce afflictions from the planets, in a bad dream, at the sight of an ill omen —

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VrP 109.3

नृणां च ग्रहपीडासु दुःस्वप्नाद्भुतदर्शने ।। पुण्येष्वायतने राजञ्छुचिदेशे गवां गणे

nṛṇāṃ ca grahapīḍāsu duḥsvapnādbhutadarśane || puṇyeṣvāyatane rājañchucideśe gavāṃ gaṇe

and in planetary afflictions of men, at the sight of a bad dream or a portent — in holy places, in a temple, O king, in a clean spot, in the midst of a herd of cows,

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VrP 109.4

गोमयेनोपलिप्तायां दर्भानास्तीर्य वै तिलान् ।। तन्मध्ये स्थापयेद्धेनुं वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनाम्

gomayenopaliptāyāṃ darbhānāstīrya vai tilān || tanmadhye sthāpayeddhenuṃ vastramālyānulepanām

on ground smeared with cow-dung, having strewn darbha grass and sesame seeds, he should set the cow in the midst of it, (adorned) with cloth, garland and unguent.

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VrP 109.5

धूपदीपादिनैवेद्यैः पूजयेच्च विमत्सरः ।। उत्तमा च चतुर्भारैरर्द्धेनैव तु मध्यमा

dhūpadīpādinaivedyaiḥ pūjayecca vimatsaraḥ || uttamā ca caturbhārairarddhenaiva tu madhyamā

And free from envy he should worship (her) with incense, lamps and food-offerings. The best (cow is made) with four bhāras, the middling with just half that,

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VrP 109.6

भारेण चाधमा प्रोक्ता वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत् ।। चतुर्थांशेन वत्सं तु कल्पयित्वा विधानतः

bhāreṇa cādhamā proktā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet || caturthāṃśena vatsaṃ tu kalpayitvā vidhānataḥ

and the lowest is said to be with one bhāra; he should avoid stinginess with his wealth. Having fashioned a calf with a fourth part, according to the rule,

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VrP 109.7

कर्त्तव्या रुक्मशृङ्गी तु रजतस्य खुरान्विता ।। नानाफलमया दन्ता रत्नगर्भसमन्विताः

karttavyā rukmaśṛṅgī tu rajatasya khurānvitā || nānāphalamayā dantā ratnagarbhasamanvitāḥ

she is to be made with horns of gold and provided with hooves of silver; the teeth are to be made of various fruits, and (all) filled within with jewels.

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VrP 109.8

इत्येवं सर्वसम्पूर्णा कृत्वा श्रद्धासमन्वितः ।। आवाहयेत्तां कार्पासधेनुं मन्त्रैर्द्विजातये

ityevaṃ sarvasampūrṇā kṛtvā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ || āvāhayettāṃ kārpāsadhenuṃ mantrairdvijātaye

Having thus made her complete in every respect, full of faith, he should invoke that cotton-cow with mantras for the brahmin.

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VrP 109.9

दद्याद्धेनुं चर्मपाणिः प्रयतः श्रद्धयान्वितः ।। पूर्वोक्तस्तु विधिः कार्यो दानमन्त्रपुरसरः

dadyāddhenuṃ carmapāṇiḥ prayataḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ || pūrvoktastu vidhiḥ kāryo dānamantrapurasaraḥ

With the skin in his hand, restrained and endowed with faith, he should give the cow; the rule stated before is to be performed, preceded by the mantra of donation.

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VrP 109.109

यया देवगणः सर्वस्त्वया हीनो न वर्त्तते ।। तथा उद्धर मां देवि पाहि संसारसागरात्

yayā devagaṇaḥ sarvastvayā hīno na varttate || tathā uddhara māṃ devi pāhi saṃsārasāgarāt

"(You) by whom (all exists) — the whole host of gods does not subsist bereft of you; so lift me up, O goddess, protect me from the ocean of transmigration."

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