Varaha Purana 162.43: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 43
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
द्वेसहस्रे तु विप्राणां तस्य सत्रे च भुञ्जते ॥ ब्राह्मणानां सदोच्छिष्टं ततश्चोद्धरते तु सः ॥
dvesahasre tu viprāṇāṃ tasya satre ca bhuñjate || brāhmaṇānāṃ sadocchiṣṭaṃ tataś coddharate tu saḥ
Und bei seinem Satra speisen zweitausend Brahmanen; danach entfernt er selbst die Reste, die die Brahmanen zurückgelassen haben.
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It documents a literary model of large-scale ritual hospitality and patronage, useful for studying how Purāṇas depict social economy and merit-making.
The satra is contextually tied to Mathurā (from the preceding verse), a major sacred-urban node in North India.
It emphasizes humility and personal service by the patron, even in menial tasks, as an ethical ideal within the narrative.
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