Varaha Purana 55.5: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 5
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
चातुर्मास्यमथैवं तु क्षपित्वा राजसत्तम । चैत्रादिषु पुनस्तद्वदुपोष्य प्रयतः सुधीः । सक्तुपात्राणि विप्राणां सहिरण्यानि दापयेत् ॥ ५५.५ ॥
cāturmāsyam athaivaṁ tu kṣapitvā rājasattama | caitrādiṣu punas tadvad upoṣya prayataḥ sudhīḥ | saktupātrāṇi viprāṇāṁ sahiraṇyāni dāpayet || 55.5 ||
चातुर्मास्य व्रत पूरा करने के बाद, राजा, जो बंदा कंट्रोल में रहता है और समझदार है, वो चैत्र महीने से फिर से व्रत रखे। उसी तरह से। ब्राह्मिण को सक्तु, यानी भुना आटा, देने का इंतज़ाम करे। उसके साथ सोने का दान भी करे।
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of vrata (periodic fasting/discipline) and dāna (material support to learned specialists), a common ethical-ritual pattern in medieval Sanskrit normative literature.
No specific sacred site or geographic location is named in this verse; it instead references calendrical months (beginning with Caitra) used across South Asian ritual timekeeping.
To pair personal discipline (fasting and restraint) with social responsibility through charitable giving—specifically, providing food (parched flour in vessels) and supplementary wealth (gold) to Brahmins.
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