Varaha Purana 217.20: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 20
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue
श्रुत्वा तु पूजयेत्शास्त्रं यथा विष्णुं सनातनम् ॥ गन्धपुष्पैस्तथा वस्त्रैर्ब्राह्मणानां च तर्पणैः ॥
śrutvā tu pūjayet śāstraṃ yathā viṣṇuṃ sanātanam || gandhapuṣpais tathā vastrair brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tarpaṇaiḥ ||
जब सुन लिया, तो इस ग्रंथ की पूजा करनी चाहिए। जैसे विष्णु की करते हैं। इत्र और फूल से, कपड़े से। और ब्राह्मण को खाना खिलाना चाहिए।
Varāha
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