Varaha Purana 13.58: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 58
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
यतः कुतश्चित् सम्प्राप्य गोभ्यो वापि गवाह्निकम् । अभावे प्रीणयत्यस्मान् भक्त्या युक्तः प्रदास्यति ॥ १३.५८ ॥
yataḥ kutaścit samprāpya gobhyo vāpi gavāhnikam | abhāve prīṇayatyasmān bhaktyā yuktaḥ pradāsyati || 13.58 ||
जहाँ-तहाँ से जैसे भी संभव हो, गौओं के लिए नित्य का अर्घ्य/आहार या गौहित की कोई वस्तु प्राप्त करके, अभाव में भी जो भक्तियुक्त होकर यथाशक्ति देता है, वह हमें तृप्त करता है।
Varāha (default, as speaker not explicit in the fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic dharma framework in which daily household obligations (including care for cattle) are treated as socially stabilizing practices, while also recognizing economic scarcity and emphasizing intent (bhakti) alongside capacity.
No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse fragment.
Maintain regular duties of giving and care—here framed as a daily due for cows—even in conditions of scarcity, prioritizing devotion and sincere effort rather than rigid display of wealth.
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