Varaha Purana 187.92: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 92
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
वाचयेत्स्नेहभावेन भूमिदेवा द्विजातयः ॥ सुवर्णं च हिरण्यं च यथोत्पन्नेन माधवि ॥
vācayet snehabhāvena bhūmidevā dvijātayaḥ || suvarṇaṃ ca hiraṇyaṃ ca yathotpannena mādhavi ||
पंडित लोगों को प्यार से श्लोक पढ़ने को बोलो। यह लोग धरम के ज्ञानी होते हैं। और जितना पैसा मिलता है, उसमे से सोना और दान करो, माधवी।
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It documents the institutional role of learned reciters and the economy of gifting in domestic ritual life, reflecting broader South Asian patterns of patronage.
No location is specified; the verse describes a ritual-social practice applicable across regions.
To combine care (sneha) with responsible giving—supporting learned specialists without prescribing ruinous expenditure.
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