Varaha Purana 185.21: Adhyaya 185, Shloka 21
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मन्त्रः— वस्त्राणि देवेन्द्र मया हृतानि सूक्ष्माणि सौम्यानि सुखावहानि॥ गात्रस्य सन्तुष्टिकराणि तुभ्यं गृह्णीष्व देवेश सुलोकनाथ॥
mantraḥ— vastrāṇi devendra mayā hṛtāni sūkṣmāṇi saumyāni sukhāvahāni || gātrasya santuṣṭikarāṇi tubhyaṁ gṛhṇīṣva deveśa sulokanātha ||
यह मंत्र है। देवेंद्र, मैंने कपड़े लाया हूँ। नरम और अच्छे कपड़े हैं। इन्हें अपना लो। यह शरीर को सुख देनेवाले हैं। भगवान, आप सबके हो।
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It is a liturgical specimen showing how material offerings are verbalized through refined adjectival Sanskrit, illuminating the aesthetics of Purāṇic ritual speech.
No geographic reference occurs in this verse.
The verse frames giving as courteous and intentional—offerings are presented with care, moderation, and articulate respect.
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