Varaha Purana 138.6: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 6
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
नृत्यतः कि भवेत्पुण्यं जाग्रतो वा फलं नु किम् ॥ गोदातुरन्नदातुर्वा जलदातुस्तु किं फलम्।
nṛtyataḥ ki bhavet puṇyaṃ jāgrato vā phalaṃ nu kim || godātur annadātur vā jaladātus tu kiṃ phalam
जब कोई नाचता है तो उसको क्या पुण्य मिलता है? जगह के भी क्या फायदा होता है? गाय देने वाले को क्या मिलता है? खाना देने वाले को क्या मिलता है? पानी देने वाले का क्या फायदा है?
Pṛthivī (default inquirer framework)
FAQs
It catalogues culturally prominent practices (dance, vigil, gifting) and asks for their phala, reflecting how Purāṇic texts systematize social-ritual ethics.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it continues the didactic inquiry likely situated within the Saukārava-kṣetra discussion.
It elevates charitable giving (especially essentials like food and water) and disciplined observance (vigil) as evaluable moral acts with consequences.
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