Varaha Purana 187.94: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 94
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
अमृतं क्षरयन्त्यश्च प्रचरन्ति महीतले ॥ एतासां चैव दानेन शीघ्रं मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ॥
amṛtaṃ kṣarayantyaś ca pracaranti mahītale || etāsāṃ caiva dānena śīghraṃ mucyeta kilbiṣāt ||
गाय चलती-फिरती अमृत बरसाती है यह दुनिया में। जब तुम गाय दान करते हो, तो तुम्हारे सारे पाप जल्दी खत्म हो जाते हैं।
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The verse showcases a characteristic Purāṇic linkage between symbolic cosmology (amṛta imagery) and practical ethics (charity as moral repair).
Only a general reference to ‘the earth’s surface’ (mahītala) appears; no specific toponym is given.
That acts of giving are framed as a means of ethical restoration and social support.
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