Varaha Purana 169.12: Adhyaya 169, Shloka 12
The Greatness of Mathurā: The Ardhacandra Sacred Bathing Rite and the Procedure for the Yajñopavīta Observance
कृष्णस्य कृत्वा तु मखं स्नानादीनि यथाक्रमम् ॥ गां वै पयस्विनीं दत्त्वा हिरण्यं वसु चैव हि ॥
kṛṣṇasya kṛtvā tu makhaṃ snānādīni yathākramam || gāṃ vai payasvinīṃ dattvā hiraṇyaṃ vasu caiva hi ||
कृष्ण के लिए यज्ञ करो। स्नान और बाकी सब सही से करो। फिर एक गाय दो जो दूध देती है। सोने के साथ और भी धन दो।
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It documents gift-economy norms (cow, gold) embedded in ritual contexts, useful for historians studying patronage and merit-making in Purāṇic society.
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It promotes structured generosity (dāna) as an ethical complement to ritual performance.
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