Varaha Purana 138.98: Adhyaya 138, Shloka 98
The Episode of the Khañjarīṭa Bird
and the Saukarava Tīrtha’s Merit
यावद्भोजनतृप्तान्वा द्विजानिच्छसि तर्पितुम् ॥ सर्वं निजेच्छया पुत्र कर्त्तुमर्हसि साम्प्रतम्
yāvad-bhojana-tṛptān vā dvijān icchasi tarpitum || sarvaṃ nijecchayā putra karttum arhasi sāmpratam
जितने ब्राह्मिन हैं जो खाना खाना चाहते हैं, आप उन्हे खिला सकते हैं। बेटा, अब आपकी मर्ज़ी से सब को खुश कर दो।
Unspecified (likely an elder/authority figure addressing 'putra'; not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It reflects social ethics centered on hospitality and food-giving, common in Purāṇic prescriptions and narrative exemplars.
No location is mentioned.
Generosity through feeding and hospitality is presented as a legitimate, volitional ethical act.
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