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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.  

Shodashadanas : Agnipurana (210) Matsya Purana (274 to 289) Linga Purana (Uttaratha.28) describe the sixteen mahadanas as :  

Shodashadanas : Agnipurana (210) Matsya Purana (274 to 289) Linga Purana (Uttaratha.28) describe the sixteen mahadanas as :   

 

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* [Tulapurusha dana]

 

* [Hiranyagarbha dana]

Hiranyagarbha dana  

* [Brahmanda dana]

 

* [Kalpavriksha dana]

* [Gosahasra dana ]

 

* [Kamadhenu or Hiranyakamadhenu dana]

* [Hiranyashva dana]

 

* [Hiranyashvaratha or Ashvaratha dana]

* [Hemahastiratha or Hastiratha dana]

 

* [Panchalangala dana]

Kamadhenu dana (HIranyakamadhenu dana) {{columns-list|colwidth=15em|style=width: 600px; font-style: italic;|

* [Dharadana or Haiadharadana]

* []

* [Vishvachakra dana]

* [[Naradiya Purana]]

* [Kalpalata or Mahakalpalata dana]

* [[Srimad Bhagavata Purana]]

* [Saptasagara dana]

* [[Garuda (Suparna) Purana]]

* [Ratnadhenu dana]

* [[Padma Purana]]

* [Mahabhutaghata dana]

* [[Varaha Purana]]

* [[Brahma Purana]]

* [[Brahmanda Purana]]

* [[Brahma Vaivarta Purana]]

* [[Markandeya Purana]]

* [[Bhavishya Purana]]

* [[Vamana Purana]]

* [[Matsya Purana]]

* [[Kurma Purana]]

* [[Linga Purana]]

* [[Siva Purana]]

* [[Agni Purana]]

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Each of these is considered sacred and is expected to enhance the donor's age and virtue, to absolve one of all guilt and save him/her from nightmares. While the shodasha danas are clearly royal gifts or ones that are feasible only for the very rich, dasha danas are for people with more limited means. Both are accompanied by dakshina to the brahmins and elaborate rituals, ceremonies, feast for the guest and annadana and vastradana to the poor.  

Each of these is considered sacred and is expected to enhance the donor's age and virtue, to absolve one of all guilt and save him/her from nightmares. While the shodasha danas are clearly royal gifts or ones that are feasible only for the very rich, dasha danas are for people with more limited means. Both are accompanied by dakshina to the brahmins and elaborate rituals, ceremonies, feast for the guest and annadana and vastradana to the poor.

=== '''Dhenudanas (धेनुदानानि)''' ===

=== '''Dhenudanas (धेनुदानानि)''' ===

== References ==

== References ==