Varaha Purana 102.19: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 19
The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow
Guḍadhenu
इति पठति शृणोति चेह सम्यक् मतिमपि ददाति योजनानाम् । स इह विभवैश्चिरं वसित्वा वसति चिरं दिवि देवतादिपूज्यः ॥
iti paṭhati śṛṇoti ceha samyak matim api dadāti yojanānām | sa iha vibhavaiś ciraṃ vasitvā vasati ciraṃ divi devatādi-pūjyaḥ ||
जो यह पढ़ता है और सुनता है, उसको समझ भी आता है। वो लोगों को भी समझाता है। यहाँ दुनिया में वो खुश रहता है, पैसा पैसा रहता है। फिर ऊपर जाकर देवता लोग उसकी इज़्ज़त करते हैं।
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It reflects the Purāṇic emphasis on textual transmission—hearing and reciting—as a merit-producing act, indicating an oral-performative ecology of scripture.
No specific geographic location is mentioned; ‘iha’ and ‘divi’ function as cosmological domains (world/heaven).
The verse encourages careful learning, recitation, and listening, presenting knowledge-sharing as a culturally valued ethical act.
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