Varaha Purana 112.8: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 8
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
तपसस्तप एवाग्र्यं व्रतानां व्रतमुत्तमम् ॥ दानानामुत्तमं दानं निधीनां ह्येतदक्षयम्
tapasas tapa evāgryaṃ vratānāṃ vratam uttamam || dānānām uttamaṃ dānaṃ nidhīnāṃ hy etad akṣayam
सब तप करने वाली चीज़ों में यह सबसे बड़ा तप है। सब व्रत रखने वाली चीज़ों में यह सबसे बड़ा व्रत है। सब दान देने वाली चीज़ों में यह सबसे बड़ा दान है। यह खज़ाना कभी खत्म नहीं होता।
Varāha
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Such ranking lists are characteristic of Dharma-oriented Purāṇic passages, providing a mnemonic ethical taxonomy that shaped later vernacular and ritual discourse.
No geographic location is identified.
It advances a comparative ethics: certain forms of disciplined conduct and giving are presented as especially enduring in their moral value (akṣaya).
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