Varaha Purana 103.8: Adhyaya 103, Shloka 8
Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)
श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय साधुवृत्ताय धीमते । वेदवेदाङ्गविदुषे साग्निकाय कुटुम्बिने । अदुष्टाय प्रदातव्या न तु मत्सरिणे द्विजे ॥
śrotriyāya daridrāya sādhuvṛttāya dhīmate | vedavedāṅgaviduṣe sāgnikāya kuṭumbine | aduṣṭāya pradātavyā na tu matsariṇe dvije ||
दान किसी ऐसे ब्राह्मण को देना चाहिए जो वेद पढ़ा हो, गरीब हो, और अच्छा चल चलन वाला हो। जो शास्त्रों को जानता हो, अग्नि रखता है, और परिवार चलाता है। दान किसी बुरा दिल वाले को मत देना, और न ही किसी जलन वाले द्विज को।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra concern with the 'fitness of the recipient' (pātratā) as a criterion shaping the social ethics of dāna.
No specific location is named in this verse; it focuses on recipient qualifications rather than sacred geography.
Give to a qualified, disciplined, non-envious learned recipient; avoid directing gifts toward those characterized by jealousy or moral deficiency.
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