Varaha Purana 112.53: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 53
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
पुरोहिताय गुरवे दद्याद्भक्तिसमन्वितः ॥ ब्रह्माण्डोदरवर्तीनि यानि भूतानि पार्थिव
purohitāya gurave dadyādbhaktisamanvitaḥ || brahmāṇḍodaravartīni yāni bhūtāni pārthiva
भक्ति के साथ पुरोहित को और गुरु को यह दान दो। राजा, ब्रह्मांड के अंदर जो भी जीव हैं वो सब इसमें आते हैं।
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It documents the social-religious institutions of transmission (guru) and ritual mediation (purohita) as key recipients in dāna frameworks.
No geographic location is specified; the reference is cosmological (brahmāṇḍa).
To give with devotion and proper respect to knowledge and ritual custodians (guru and purohita).
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