Varaha Purana 104.18: Adhyaya 104, Shloka 18
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Honey-Cow’ Gift
Madhudhenudāna
नयते विष्णुसायुज्यं मधुधेनुप्रदानतः ॥ य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वापि मानवः ॥ सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥
nayate viṣṇusāyujyaṃ madhudhenupradānataḥ || ya idaṃ śṛṇuyād bhaktyā śrāvayed vāpi mānavaḥ || sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ||
मधु-धेनु दान करने से विष्णु के पास मिलता है। जो यह बात भक्ति से सुनता है या दूसरों को सुनाता है, वो सारे पाप से आज़ाद हो के विष्णु के पास जाता है।
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It is a classic phalaśruti: it promotes preservation and circulation of the text by attributing merit to listening and recitation.
No terrestrial location is named; ‘Viṣṇuloka’ is a cosmological realm.
It highlights charitable giving and the ethical value of transmitting knowledge through listening and teaching/recitation.
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