Varaha Purana 138.25: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 25
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
तत्कुरुष्व यथान्यायं मित्रेभ्यो दीयतां धनम् ॥ धनधान्यानि रत्नानि देहि पुत्र अवारितः ॥
tat kuruṣva yathā-nyāyaṁ mitrebhyo dīyatāṁ dhanam || dhana-dhānyāni ratnāni dehi putra avāritaḥ ||
जो सही है वोह करो। दोस्तों को पैसा दो। बेटा, पैसा, अनाज और रत्न सब दे दो, कोई रोक-टोक नहीं।
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It illustrates norms of reciprocity and patronage—giving to friends and distributing resources—common in Sanskrit ethical and narrative literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Giving should align with propriety (nyāya) and support social bonds, while remaining voluntary and unforced.
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