Varaha Purana 217.14: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 14
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue
कपिलां द्विजमुख्याय सम्यग्दत्त्वा तु यत्फलम् ॥ प्राप्नोति सकलं श्रुत्वा चाध्यायं तु न संशयः
kapilāṃ dvija-mukhyāya samyag dattvā tu yat phalam || prāpnoti sakalaṃ śrutvā cādhyāyaṃ tu na saṃśayaḥ
किसी बड़े ब्राह्मण को पीली गाय दान करने में जो पुण्य मिलता है, वही पुण्य सिर्फ़ यह अध्याय सुनने से मिल जाता है। इसमें कोई शक नहीं।
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
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It reflects Purāṇic strategies of equating textual participation (hearing/recitation) with established gift-ritual economies (dāna), indicating how texts promoted their own circulation.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
It elevates attentive hearing of the chapter as a culturally valued act comparable to formal acts of generosity.
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