Varaha Purana 170.20: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 20
The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship
including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics
दानं तु ददतस्तस्य देवतां पूजयिष्यतः ॥ कृतानि बहुमुख्यानि मङ्गलानि यथाविधि ॥
dānaṃ tu dadatas tasya devatāṃ pūjayiṣyataḥ | kṛtāni bahumukhyāni maṅgalāni yathāvidhi ||
Für ihn wurden, während er Gaben darbrachte und die Gottheit zu verehren gedachte, viele bedeutende glückverheißende Handlungen nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung vollzogen.
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It illustrates normative ritual sequencing—gift-giving and deity worship—typical of Purāṇic didactic narration and its alignment with prescriptive ritual culture.
No geographic toponym occurs in this verse.
The ethical emphasis is on regulated generosity and orderly ritual observance (yathāvidhi).
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