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| Dashadanas : Agnipurana (209.23-24) describes them in detail - dana of gold, horses, sesame, elephants, maids, chariots, land, houses, a bride, and a dark - brown (kapila) cow constitute the ten dashadanas. | | Dashadanas : Agnipurana (209.23-24) describes them in detail - dana of gold, horses, sesame, elephants, maids, chariots, land, houses, a bride, and a dark - brown (kapila) cow constitute the ten dashadanas. |
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− | Shodashadanas : Agnipurana (210) Matsya Purana (274 to 289) Linga Purana (Uttaratha.28) describe the sixteen mahadanas as : | + | Shodashadanas : Agnipurana (210.1 to 4)<ref>Agni Purana ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A6 Adhyaya 210])</ref> Matsya Purana (274 to 289) Linga Purana (Uttaratha.28) describe the sixteen mahadanas as : |
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− | * Tulapurusha dana | + | * तुलापुरुषदानम् । Tulapurusha dana |
− | * Hiranyagarbha dana | + | * हिरण्यगर्भदानम् । Hiranyagarbha dana |
− | * Brahmanda dana | + | * ब्रह्माण्डंदानम् । Brahmanda dana |
− | * Kalpavriksha dana | + | * कल्पवृक्षदानम् । Kalpavriksha dana |
− | * Gosahasra dana | + | * गोसहस्रदानम् । Gosahasra dana |
− | * Kamadhenu or Hiranyakamadhenu dana | + | * हिरण्यकामधेनुदानम् । Kamadhenu or Hiranyakamadhenu dana |
− | * Hiranyashva dana | + | * हिरण्याश्वदानम् । Hiranyashva dana |
− | * Hiranyashvaratha or Ashvaratha dana | + | * हिरण्याश्वरथदानम् । Hiranyashvaratha or Ashvaratha dana |
− | * Hemahastiratha or Hastiratha dana | + | * हस्तिरथदानम् । Hemahastiratha or Hastiratha dana |
− | * Panchalangala dana | + | * पञ्चलाङ्गलदानम् । Panchalangala dana |
− | * Dharadana or Haiadharadana | + | * धरादानम् । Dharadana or Haiadharadana |
− | * Vishvachakra dana | + | * विश्वचक्रं दानम् । Vishvachakra dana |
− | * Kalpalata or Mahakalpalata dana | + | * कल्पलता दानम् । Kalpalata or Mahakalpalata dana |
− | * Saptasagara dana | + | * सप्तसागरदानम् । Saptasagara dana |
− | * Ratnadhenu dana | + | * रत्नधेनुदानम् । Ratnadhenu dana |
− | * Mahabhutaghata dana | + | * महाभूतघटदानम् । Mahabhutaghata dana |
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| === '''Dhenudanas (धेनुदानानि)''' === | | === '''Dhenudanas (धेनुदानानि)''' === |
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| == References == | | == References == |