Varaha Purana 101.9: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 9
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Rasadhenu’ (Sugarcane-Juice Cow) Donation
रसधेनुः प्रदातव्या स्वर्गकामेन नित्यदा ॥ दाता स्वर्गमवाप्नोति सर्वपापविवर्जितः ॥
rasadhenuḥ pradātavyā svargakāmena nityadā || dātā svargam avāpnoti sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ ||
जो स्वर्ग जाना चाहता है वो रसधेनु हमेशा दें। दान करने वाला स्वर्ग पहुँचता है और उसके सारे पाप खत्म हो जाते हैं।
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It expresses the standard Purāṇic linkage between dāna and post-mortem merit, a key theme for historians of Indic ethical and ritual systems.
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The verse presents charitable giving as a disciplined ethical practice associated with merit (puṇya) and moral purification.
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