Varaha Purana 102.7: Adhyaya 102, Shloka 7
The Merit and Ritual Procedure of Donating a Jaggery Cow
Guḍadhenu
मध्यमाच तदर्धेन भारेणैकेन चाधमा । वित्तहीनो यथाशक्त्या शतैरष्टाभिरेव च ॥
madhyamā ca tadardhena bhāreṇaikena cādhamā | vittahīno yathāśaktyā śatair aṣṭābhir eva ca ||
जो थोड़ा पैसा वाला है, वो आधा दे। जो कम वाला है, वो एक भार दे। जो के पास पैसा नही, वो जितना कर सके उतना दे। चाहे सौ दे, चाहे आठ सौ दे, अपनी हिम्मत के हिसाब से।
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It reflects a graded donation framework—high, middling, and low—typical of Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-adjacent discussions of ritual economy, emphasizing proportional giving.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on relative measures and donor capacity.
Gifts should be calibrated to one’s means (yathāśakti), with socially recognized tiers of contribution.
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