Varaha Purana 207.24: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 24
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
तिलान् गां च हिरण्यं च पृथिवीं चापि शाश्वतीम् ॥ ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति न गच्छन्ति न संशयः ॥
tilān gāṃ ca hiraṇyaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ cāpi śāśvatīm || brāhmaṇebhyaḥ prayacchanti na gacchanti na saṃśayaḥ ||
जो लोग तिल, गाय, सोना और ज़मीन पंडित को दान करते हैं, वो उस जगह नहीं जाते। इसमें कोई शक नहीं है।
Yama
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic ‘dāna’ economy, where specific gifts (sesame, cow, gold, land) are culturally codified as high-merit donations in Brahmanical contexts.
No named geography; ‘pṛthivī’ here refers to land as a gift rather than the Earth as a cosmographic entity.
Generosity—particularly formally recognized gifts—is presented as a stabilizing moral practice with positive consequences.
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