Varaha Purana 129.17: Adhyaya 129, Shloka 17
Initiation for the Four Social Orders, Sandhyā Mantra Procedure, and the Merit of Offering Water in a Copper Vessel
तव प्रापणकं कृत्यं केषु पात्रेषु कारयेत् ॥ एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन येन तुष्यति माधवः ॥
tava prāpaṇakaṃ kṛtyaṃ keṣu pātreṣu kārayet || etad ācakṣva tattvena yena tuṣyati mādhavaḥ ||
Sage mir: in welchen Gefäßen soll das Opfer- und Darbringungsritual für dich vollzogen werden? Lege dies wahrheitsgemäß dar, damit Mādhava zufrieden sei.
Pṛthivī (Vasundharā)
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It reflects Purāṇic-era concern with the material conditions of ritual giving—linking ethical intent with appropriate objects (pātra) in a dialogic teaching format.
No specific location is named in this verse; the focus is on normative ritual procedure rather than sacred geography.
That ritual action should be performed with truthful understanding (tattvena) and with attention to proper means, aiming at the intended moral/spiritual outcome (satisfaction of Mādhava).
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