Varaha Purana 206.25: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 25
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
Uttara Bhāga · Merit-duration and purification result of gifting/consuming (medhya-phala)
सकृद्दत्तेन प्रीयन्ते वर्षाणां हि त्रयोदश ॥ तां दत्त्वा चैव पीत्वा च प्रीतो मेध्यस्तु जायते ॥
sakṛddattena prīyante varṣāṇāṃ hi trayodaśa || tāṃ dattvā caiva pītvā ca prīto medhyas tu jāyate ||
sakRRiddattena prIyante varShANAM hi trayodasha || tAM dattvA chaiva pItvA cha prIto medhyastu jAyate
एक बार जो चीज़ चढ़ा दे, उससे तीस साल तक भगवान खुश रहते हैं। जो चीज़ चढ़ा के खुद भी पी ले, मन खुश हो जाता है और शरीर भी साफ हो जाता है।
Sandhi Notes
- सकृद्दत्तेन = सकृत् + दत्तेन
- चैव = च + एव
Varāha
Curious
How does a single act of giving and subsequent ritual use generate long-lasting merit and inner purity?
Small, correctly performed acts (dāna + proper ritual consumption/use) can yield disproportionate, time-extended results due to śāstric injunction and intention.
Give the prescribed purificatory gift with faith and correctness; follow the associated ritual procedure to internalize purity (medhya-bhāva).
A single prescribed gift (dāna), when properly given and ritually used, yields extended satisfaction to recipients/ancestors and produces medhyatā (ritual purity) in the giver.
Proper dāna brings prolonged phala (stated as thirteen years of satisfaction) and inner/ritual purification; neglect or improper giving forfeits the stated merit.
Varāha Purāṇa 206.28–32 (pañcagavya and bovine sacral mapping as the rationale for medhyatā)
FAQs
It exemplifies the quantification of religious-ethical merit in Purāṇic literature (e.g., ‘thirteen years’), a feature useful for comparative study of ritual economy and normative texts.
No geographic location is mentioned; the focus is on the result (phala) of a practice.
To combine generosity (giving) with prescribed purificatory practice, presented as yielding both social-spiritual satisfaction and ritual purity.
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