Varaha Purana 39.16: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 16
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
स यज्ञैर्विविधैरिष्टैर्दानैर्दत्तैश्च सत्तम । प्राप्यते परमो देवः स्वयं नारायणो हरिः ॥ ३९.१६ ॥
sa yajñair vividhair iṣṭair dānair dattaiś ca sattama | prāpyate paramo devaḥ svayaṃ nārāyaṇo hariḥ || 39.16 ||
હે સત્તમ! વિવિધ રીતે સમ્યક્ કરાયેલા યજ્ઞો અને વિધિપૂર્વક આપેલા દાનો દ્વારા તે પરમ દેવ—સ્વયં નારાયણ હરિ—પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis in which ritual performance (yajña) and ethical giving (dāna) are presented as complementary disciplines within late-classical South Asian religious and social life.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general statement about ritual and gifting as means toward attaining the supreme deity.
The verse foregrounds disciplined ritual action and responsible generosity—well-conducted sacrifices and properly given gifts—as valued ethical practices linked to spiritual attainment.
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