Varaha Purana 218.50: Adhyaya 218, Shloka 50
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Anukramaṇikā Chapter
ततश्च शर्क्कराधेनोर्मधुधेनोस्ततः परम् ॥ दधिधेनोश्च लवणधेनोः कार्पासधेनुका
tataś ca śarkkarādhenor madhudhenos tataḥ param || dadhidhenoś ca lavaṇadhenoḥ kārpāsadhenukā
फिर दान के बारे में बताया है। शकर जैसी गाय का दान। उसके बाद शहद जैसी गाय। फिर दही वाली गाय, नमक वाली गाय, और कपास जैसी गाय का भी ज़िक्र है।
Varāha (default narrative instructor)
FAQs
It points to a structured taxonomy of dāna, valuable for studying ritual economies and the symbolic material substitutions used in late-classical Hindu gift traditions.
No geographic location is mentioned; the content is ritual and material-categorical.
It gestures toward generosity and regulated giving (dāna) as a normative virtue, though specifics are expanded elsewhere.
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