Varaha Purana 59.3: Adhyaya 59, Shloka 3
The Obstacle-Removing Vow
Procedure for Worship of Vināyaka
चातुर्मास्यं व्रतं चैत्तत् कृत्वा वै पञ्च मे तथा । सौवर्णं गजवक्त्रं तु कृत्वा विप्राय दापयेत् ॥ ५९.३ ॥
cāturmāsyaṃ vrataṃ caitat kṛtvā vai pañca me tathā | sauvarṇaṃ gajavaktraṃ tu kṛtvā viprāya dāpayet || 59.3 ||
यह चार महीने का व्रत है। और मेरे पाँच और भी व्रत हैं जो रखने होंगे। फिर सोने का हाथी का चेहरा बनवाना है और वो ब्राह्मण को देना है।
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of linking seasonal observances (Cāturmāsya) with prescribed forms of dāna (donation), illustrating how ritual calendars and philanthropic norms were textualized in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is prescriptive (vrata and dāna) rather than topographical.
The verse emphasizes disciplined observance (vrata) accompanied by regulated generosity (dāna), directing the practitioner to donate a crafted golden object to a learned recipient (vipra) as part of the prescribed practice.
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