Varaha Purana — Chapter 110
VrP 110.1
अथ धान्यधेनुदानमाहात्म्यम् ।। होतोवाच।। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि धान्यधेनुमनुत्तमाम् ।। यस्याः संकीर्तनादेव सा तुष्येत् पार्वती स्वयम्
atha dhānyadhenudānamāhātmyam || hotovāca|| śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi dhānyadhenumanuttamām || yasyāḥ saṃkīrtanādeva sā tuṣyet pārvatī svayam
Now the greatness of the gift of the grain-cow. The Hotṛ said: Listen, O king, I shall declare the unsurpassed grain-cow, at the mere mention of whom Pārvatī herself is pleased.
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VrP 110.2
विषुवे चायने वापि कार्त्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः ।। यां दत्त्वा मुच्यते पापाच्छशांक इव राहुणा
viṣuve cāyane vāpi kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ || yāṃ dattvā mucyate pāpācchaśāṃka iva rāhuṇā
At an equinox, or at a solstice, and especially on the full moon of Kārttika — by giving her one is freed from sin, as the moon (is freed) from Rāhu.
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VrP 110.3
(तदिदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि धान्यधेनुविधिं परम्) दशधेनुप्रदानेन यत्फलं राजसत्तम।। तत्सर्वमेव प्राप्नोति व्रीहिधेनुप्रदानतः
(tadidānīṃ pravakṣyāmi dhānyadhenuvidhiṃ param) daśadhenupradānena yatphalaṃ rājasattama|| tatsarvameva prāpnoti vrīhidhenupradānataḥ
(So now I shall declare the supreme rule of the grain-cow.) Whatever fruit comes from the gift of ten cows, O best of kings, all that one obtains from the gift of a rice-cow.
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VrP 110.4
कृष्णाजिनं ततः कृत्वा प्राग्वत्संस्थापयेद्बुधः ।। गोमयेनानुलिप्तायां भूमौ तां परिपूजयेत्
kṛṣṇājinaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā prāgvatsaṃsthāpayedbudhaḥ || gomayenānuliptāyāṃ bhūmau tāṃ paripūjayet
Then, having made (ready) a black antelope skin, the wise man should set (the cow) up facing east; on ground smeared with cow-dung he should worship her fully.
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VrP 110.5
उत्तमा तु भवेद्धेनुर्द्रोणैश्चापि चतुष्टयैः ।। मध्यमा च तदर्दे्धेन वित्तशाठ्यं न कारयेत्
uttamā tu bhaveddhenurdroṇaiścāpi catuṣṭayaiḥ || madhyamā ca tadardedhena vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kārayet
The (grain-)cow should be a best one with four droṇas (of grain), and a middling one with half of that; one should not practise miserliness with one's wealth.
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VrP 110.6
चतुर्थांशेन वत्सं तु कल्पयित्वा विधानतः ।। चतुर्थांशेन धेनोर्वै वत्सं तु परिकल्पयेत्
caturthāṃśena vatsaṃ tu kalpayitvā vidhānataḥ || caturthāṃśena dhenorvai vatsaṃ tu parikalpayet
And having fashioned the calf with a fourth part, according to the rule — with a fourth part of (the measure of) the cow one should fashion the calf.
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VrP 110.7
कर्तव्यौ रुक्मशृङ्गौ तु राजतखुरसंयुतौ ।। गोमेदैः कुर्वीत घ्राणं अगुरुं चन्दनं तथा
kartavyau rukmaśṛṅgau tu rājatakhurasaṃyutau || gomedaiḥ kurvīta ghrāṇaṃ aguruṃ candanaṃ tathā
Its two horns are to be made of gold, together with hooves of silver; one should make the nose of gomeda stones, and likewise (use) aguru and sandal.
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VrP 110.8
मुक्ताफलमया दंता घृतक्षौद्रमयं मुखम्।। प्रशस्तपत्रश्रवणं कांस्यदोहनकारिताम्
muktāphalamayā daṃtā ghṛtakṣaudramayaṃ mukham|| praśastapatraśravaṇaṃ kāṃsyadohanakāritām
(Its) teeth are made of pearls, (its) mouth of ghee and honey; (it has) ears of choice leaves, and is provided with a bronze milking-vessel.
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VrP 110.9
इक्षुपृष्टिमयाः पादाः क्षौम्यपुच्छसमन्विताम् ।। नानाफलसमोपेतां रत्नगर्भसमन्विताम्
ikṣupṛṣṭimayāḥ pādāḥ kṣaumyapucchasamanvitām || nānāphalasamopetāṃ ratnagarbhasamanvitām
(Its) feet are made of sugarcane; (she is) furnished with a tail of linen, supplied with various fruits, and holding jewels within.
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VrP 110.11
पूर्ववच्चार्च्चयित्वा तां कृत्वा दीपार्च्चनादिकम्।। पुण्यकालं च सम्प्राप्य स्नातः शुक्लांबरो गृही
pūrvavaccārccayitvā tāṃ kṛtvā dīpārccanādikam|| puṇyakālaṃ ca samprāpya snātaḥ śuklāṃbaro gṛhī
And having worshipped her as before, having performed the lamp-offering and the rest, and having reached the auspicious time, the householder, bathed and clothed in white,
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VrP 110.12
त्रिः प्रदक्षिणमावृत्त्य दंडवत्प्रणमेच्च ताम्।। त्वं हि विप्र महाभाग वेदवेदाङ्गपारग
triḥ pradakṣiṇamāvṛttya daṃḍavatpraṇamecca tām|| tvaṃ hi vipra mahābhāga vedavedāṅgapāraga
having circumambulated her three times, should bow to her prostrate like a staff (saying): "You indeed, O brahmin of great fortune, who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas—
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VrP 110.13
मया दत्तां च गृह्णीष्व प्रसीद त्वं द्विजोत्तम।। प्रीयतां मम देवेशो भगवान्मधुसूदनः
mayā dattāṃ ca gṛhṇīṣva prasīda tvaṃ dvijottama|| prīyatāṃ mama deveśo bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ
receive (this cow) given by me; be gracious, O best of the twice-born. May the lord of the gods, the Blessed Madhusūdana, be pleased with me.
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VrP 110.14
या च लक्ष्मीस्तु गोविन्दे स्वाहा या च विभावसौ ।। शक्रे शचीति विख्याता शिवे गौरी च संस्थिता
yā ca lakṣmīstu govinde svāhā yā ca vibhāvasau || śakre śacīti vikhyātā śive gaurī ca saṃsthitā
She who is Lakṣmī in Govinda, and who is Svāhā in the fire, who is known as Śacī in Śakra, and who abides in Śiva as Gaurī,
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VrP 110.15
गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रोक्ता ज्योत्स्ना चन्द्रे रवेः प्रभा ।। बुद्धिर्बृहस्पतेः ख्यातं मेधा मुनिषु सत्तमा
gāyatrī brahmaṇaḥ proktā jyotsnā candre raveḥ prabhā || buddhirbṛhaspateḥ khyātaṃ medhā muniṣu sattamā
who is called Gāyatrī of Brahmā, moonlight in the moon, radiance of the sun, who is known as the intelligence of Bṛhaspati, (and) as insight, the best (of powers) among the sages—
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VrP 110.16
तस्मात्सर्वमयी देवी धान्यरूपेण संस्थिता ।। एवमुच्चार्य तां धेनुं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत्
tasmātsarvamayī devī dhānyarūpeṇa saṃsthitā || evamuccārya tāṃ dhenuṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
therefore the goddess, who is all things, abides in the form of grain." Having uttered this, he should present that cow to a brahmin.
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VrP 110.17
दत्त्वा प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा तं क्षमाप्य द्विजोत्तमम् ।। यावच्च पृथिवी सर्वा वसुरत्नानि भूपते
dattvā pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā taṃ kṣamāpya dvijottamam || yāvacca pṛthivī sarvā vasuratnāni bhūpate
Having given it, having circumambulated, having begged pardon of that best of the twice-born — as much as the whole earth is, with its wealth and jewels, O lord of the earth,
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VrP 110.18
तावत्पुण्यं समधिकं व्रीहिधेनोश्च तत्फलम् ।। तस्मान्नरेन्द्र दातव्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा
tāvatpuṇyaṃ samadhikaṃ vrīhidhenośca tatphalam || tasmānnarendra dātavyā bhuktimuktiphalapradā
so much merit and more is that fruit of the rice-cow (gift). Therefore, O king of men, she is to be given, for she bestows the fruits of enjoyment and of liberation.
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VrP 110.19
इहलोके च सौभाग्यमायुरारोग्यवर्द्धनम् ।। विमानेनार्कवर्णेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना
ihaloke ca saubhāgyamāyurārogyavarddhanam || vimānenārkavarṇena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā
And in this world (she gives) good fortune, and the increase of life and health; (then he goes) by a celestial car sun-coloured and hung with clusters of little bells.
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VrP 110.21
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो जम्बूद्वीपपतिर्भवेत् ।। एवं हरेण चोद्गीर्णं श्रुत्वा वाक्यं नरोत्तमः
tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo jambūdvīpapatirbhavet || evaṃ hareṇa codgīrṇaṃ śrutvā vākyaṃ narottamaḥ
Then, when he has fallen from heaven, he becomes lord of Jambūdvīpa. Having heard the speech thus uttered by Hara, that best of men,
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VrP 110.22
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudraloke mahīyate
his self purified of all sin, is honoured in the world of Rudra.
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VrP 110.110
पादुकोपानहच्छत्रभाजनं तर्पणं तथा।। अङ्गं तु पूर्ववत्कार्यं मुखं क्षौद्रमयं शुभम् स्तूयमानोऽप्सरोभिश्च स याति शिवमन्दिरम् ।। यावच्च स्मरते जन्म तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते
pādukopānahacchatrabhājanaṃ tarpaṇaṃ tathā|| aṅgaṃ tu pūrvavatkāryaṃ mukhaṃ kṣaudramayaṃ śubham stūyamāno'psarobhiśca sa yāti śivamandiram || yāvacca smarate janma tāvatsvarge mahīyate
Likewise sandals, shoes, an umbrella, a vessel, and a water-offering; the body is to be made as before, the mouth auspiciously of honey. And, praised by the apsarases, he goes to Śiva's abode; and as long as he remembers (that) birth, so long is he honoured in heaven.
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