Chapter 37
अध्यायः 37
Uttarabhāga (Part II), Chapter 37
Shlokas (16)
+ Add ShlokaThe mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.1
अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि तिलधेनुविधिक्रमम। पूर्वोक्तमण्डपे कुर्याच्छिवपूजां तु पश्चिमे।।
athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi tiladhenuvidhikramam| pūrvoktamaṇḍape kuryācchivapūjāṃ tu paścime||
Sanatkumāra said: Henceforth, I shall recount the mode of performing the rite of Tiladhenu Dāna. The devotee shall perform the worship of Śiva in the west of the Maṇḍapa mentioned before.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 2
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.2
तस्याग्रे मध्यतो भूमौ पद्ममालिख्य शोभनम। वस्त्रैराच्छादितं पद्मं तन्मध्ये विन्यसेच्छुभम।।
tasyāgre madhyato bhūmau padmamālikhya śobhanam| vastrairācchāditaṃ padmaṃ tanmadhye vinyasecchubham||
Sanatkumāra said: In front of it, in the middle of the ground he shall draw the diagram of a splendid lotus. The excellent gold lotus shall be wrapped in cloth and placed in its middle.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 3
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.3
तिलपुष्पं तु कृत्वाथ हेमपद्मं विनिक्षिपेत। त्रिंशन्निष्केम कर्तव्यं तदर्धार्धेन वा पुनः।।
tilapuṣpaṃ tu kṛtvātha hemapadmaṃ vinikṣipet| triṃśanniṣkema kartavyaṃ tadardhārdhena vā punaḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall cause the gingelly flower to be made and put the gold lotus therein. It shall be made with thirty, fifteen, or seven and a half, or five, or two and a half, or one and a quarter gold coins. After worshipping the deity[1] by means of scents, fragrant flowers and the like in accordance with the injunctions he shall cause eleven brahmins to sit in the northern quarter of the lotus. They shall be duly worshipped with scents and fragrant flowers in accordance with the injunctions. He shall then give the brahmins clothes to wear and upper cloth to cover themselves. A turban as well as a pair of ear-rings to embellish themselves should also be given to each.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 4
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.4
पञ्चनिष्केण कर्तव्यं तदर्धार्ह्देन वा पुनः। तमाराध्य विधानेन गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात।।
pañcaniṣkeṇa kartavyaṃ tadardhārhdena vā punaḥ| tamārādhya vidhānena gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall cause the gingelly flower to be made and put the gold lotus therein. It shall be made with thirty, fifteen, or seven and a half, or five, or two and a half, or one and a quarter gold coins. After worshipping the deity[1] by means of scents, fragrant flowers and the like in accordance with the injunctions he shall cause eleven brahmins to sit in the northern quarter of the lotus. They shall be duly worshipped with scents and fragrant flowers in accordance with the injunctions. He shall then give the brahmins clothes to wear and upper cloth to cover themselves. A turban as well as a pair of ear-rings to embellish themselves should also be given to each.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 5
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.5
पद्मस्योत्तरदिग्भागे विप्रानेकादशन्यसेत। तानभ्यर्च्य विधानेन गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात।।
padmasyottaradigbhāge viprānekādaśanyaset| tānabhyarcya vidhānena gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall cause the gingelly flower to be made and put the gold lotus therein. It shall be made with thirty, fifteen, or seven and a half, or five, or two and a half, or one and a quarter gold coins. After worshipping the deity[1] by means of scents, fragrant flowers and the like in accordance with the injunctions he shall cause eleven brahmins to sit in the northern quarter of the lotus. They shall be duly worshipped with scents and fragrant flowers in accordance with the injunctions. He shall then give the brahmins clothes to wear and upper cloth to cover themselves. A turban as well as a pair of ear-rings to embellish themselves should also be given to each.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 6
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.6
आच्छादनोत्तरासंगं विप्रेभ्यो दापयेत्क्रमात। उष्णीषं च प्रदातव्यं कुण्डलेच विभूषिते।।
ācchādanottarāsaṃgaṃ viprebhyo dāpayetkramāt| uṣṇīṣaṃ ca pradātavyaṃ kuṇḍaleca vibhūṣite||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall cause the gingelly flower to be made and put the gold lotus therein. It shall be made with thirty, fifteen, or seven and a half, or five, or two and a half, or one and a quarter gold coins. After worshipping the deity[1] by means of scents, fragrant flowers and the like in accordance with the injunctions he shall cause eleven brahmins to sit in the northern quarter of the lotus. They shall be duly worshipped with scents and fragrant flowers in accordance with the injunctions. He shall then give the brahmins clothes to wear and upper cloth to cover themselves. A turban as well as a pair of ear-rings to embellish themselves should also be given to each.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 7
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.7
हेमाङ्गुलीयकं दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विधानतः। एकं दश च वस्त्राणिं तेषामग्रे प्रकीर्य च।।
hemāṅgulīyakaṃ dattvā brāhmaṇebhyo vidhānataḥ| ekaṃ daśa ca vastrāṇiṃ teṣāmagre prakīrya ca||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall give a gold ring to the brahmins duly. He shall then spread eleven pieces of cloth in front of them. Gingelly seeds and other articles shall be placed on those cloths separately. A bell-metal vessel of hundred Palas shall be split into eleven parts and given to the brahmins along with a sugarcane tree stump. The devotee shall cause the horns of the cow to be made in gold with two gold coins.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 8
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.8
तेषु वस्त्रेषु निःक्षिप्यतिलाद्यानि पृथक्पृथक। कांस्यपात्रं शतपलं विभिद्यैकादशांशकम।।
teṣu vastreṣu niḥkṣipyatilādyāni pṛthakpṛthak| kāṃsyapātraṃ śatapalaṃ vibhidyaikādaśāṃśakam||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall give a gold ring to the brahmins duly. He shall then spread eleven pieces of cloth in front of them. Gingelly seeds and other articles shall be placed on those cloths separately. A bell-metal vessel of hundred Palas shall be split into eleven parts and given to the brahmins along with a sugarcane tree stump. The devotee shall cause the horns of the cow to be made in gold with two gold coins.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 9
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.9
इक्षुदण्डं च दातव्यं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः। गोशृगे तु हिरण्येन द्विनीष्केण तु कारयेत।।
ikṣudaṇḍaṃ ca dātavyaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ| gośṛge tu hiraṇyena dvinīṣkeṇa tu kārayet||
Sanatkumāra said: The devotee shall give a gold ring to the brahmins duly. He shall then spread eleven pieces of cloth in front of them. Gingelly seeds and other articles shall be placed on those cloths separately. A bell-metal vessel of hundred Palas shall be split into eleven parts and given to the brahmins along with a sugarcane tree stump. The devotee shall cause the horns of the cow to be made in gold with two gold coins.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 10
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.10
रजतेन तु कर्तव्याः खुरा निष्कद्वयेन तु। एवं पृथक्पृथग दत्त्वा तत्तिलेषु विनिक्षिपेत।।
rajatena tu kartavyāḥ khurā niṣkadvayena tu| evaṃ pṛthakpṛthag dattvā tattileṣu vinikṣipet||
Sanatkumāra said: The hoofs shall be made of silver costing two gold coins. After giving all these severally the devotee Shall place them amongst the gingelly seeds.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 11
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.11
रुद्रैकादशमन्त्रैस्तु रुद्रेभ्यो दापयेत्तदा। पद्मस्य पूर्वदिग्भागे विप्रान्द्वादश पूजितान।।
rudraikādaśamantraistu rudrebhyo dāpayettadā| padmasya pūrvadigbhāge viprāndvādaśa pūjitān||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall repeat the eleven Rudra mantras and offer these to Rudras.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 12
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.12
एतेनैव तु मार्गेण तेषु श्रद्धासमन्वितः। द्वादशाधित्यमन्त्रैश्च दापयेदेवमेव च।।
etenaiva tu mārgeṇa teṣu śraddhāsamanvitaḥ| dvādaśādhityamantraiśca dāpayedevameva ca||
Sanatkumāra said: He shall repeat the eleven Rudra mantras and offer these to Rudras.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 13
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.13
पूर्ववद्दक्षिणे भागे विप्रान्षोडश संस्थितान। मूर्ति विघ्नेशमन्त्रैश्च दापयेत्पूर्ववत्पुनः।।
pūrvavaddakṣiṇe bhāge viprānṣoḍaśa saṃsthitān| mūrti vighneśamantraiśca dāpayetpūrvavatpunaḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: As before, he shall seat sixteen brahmins on the southern side of the lotus. The idol shall be dedicated as before by means of Vighneśa mantras.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 14
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.14
यजमानेन कर्तव्यं सर्वमेतद्यथाक्रमम। केवलं रुद्रदानं वा अदित्येभ्यो ऽथ वा पुनः।।
yajamānena kartavyaṃ sarvametadyathākramam| kevalaṃ rudradānaṃ vā adityebhyo 'tha vā punaḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: All these rites shall be performed in due order by the sacrificer. It is enough if he makes over the gifts unto the Rudras or the Ādityas. The idols etc. shall be given in accordance with the extent of one’s wealth. The king shall perform the rites of offering Pādya etc. as well. Dakṣiṇā shall be offered in the form of an ornament costing five gold coins.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 15
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.15
मूर्त्यादीनां च वा देयं यथाविभवविस्तरम। पद्मं विन्यस्य राजासौ शेषं वा कारयेन्नृपः।।
mūrtyādīnāṃ ca vā deyaṃ yathāvibhavavistaram| padmaṃ vinyasya rājāsau śeṣaṃ vā kārayennṛpaḥ||
Sanatkumāra said: All these rites shall be performed in due order by the sacrificer. It is enough if he makes over the gifts unto the Rudras or the Ādityas. The idols etc. shall be given in accordance with the extent of one’s wealth. The king shall perform the rites of offering Pādya etc. as well. Dakṣiṇā shall be offered in the form of an ornament costing five gold coins.
The mode of gifting the golden cow along with gingelly seeds - Verse 16
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · Chapter 2 · Verse 37.16
दक्षिणा च प्रदातव्या पञ्चनिष्केण भूषणम।।
dakṣiṇā ca pradātavyā pañcaniṣkeṇa bhūṣaṇam||
Sanatkumāra said: All these rites shall be performed in due order by the sacrificer. It is enough if he makes over the gifts unto the Rudras or the Ādityas. The idols etc. shall be given in accordance with the extent of one’s wealth. The king shall perform the rites of offering Pādya etc. as well. Dakṣiṇā shall be offered in the form of an ornament costing five gold coins.