Varaha Purana 55.14: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 14
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तन्मध्यमं सयुग्मं तु सर्वमाद्यं प्रदापयेत् । स्वशक्त्याभरणं चैव दरिद्रस्य स्वशक्तितः ॥ ५५.१४ ॥
tanmadhyamaṃ sayugmaṃ tu sarvamādyaṃ pradāpayet | svaśaktyābharaṇaṃ caiva daridrasya svaśaktitaḥ || 55.14 ||
पहले जो चीज़ ठीक-ठाक है वो सब देना है। जोड़ी में देना है। जो कंगाल है उसको भी अपनी हिम्मत के हिसाब से गेहना देना है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic norm in which dāna (charitable giving) is framed as a regulated social ethic, emphasizing proportionality (giving within one’s means) and practical support for economically vulnerable people.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general prescriptive statement on charitable practice.
To give charitably in an orderly manner and to support the poor with material assistance—here including ornaments—while calibrating the gift to one’s capacity (svaśakti).
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