Varaha Purana 60.7: Adhyaya 60, Shloka 7
The Rite of the Śāntivrata: A Yearlong Observance with Viṣṇu-on-Śeṣa and Nāga-Anganyāsa Worship
एवं संवत्सरस्यान्ते कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । नागं तु काञ्चनं कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६०.७ ॥
evaṁ saṁvatsarasyānte kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | nāgaṁ tu kāñcanaṁ kuryād brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 60.7 ||
साल खत्म होने पर ब्राह्मण लोगों को खाना खिलाओ। एक सोने का साँप बनवाओ और किसी ब्राह्मण को गिफ्ट करो।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic-dharmaśāstra pattern where annual calendrical completion is marked by hospitality (feeding learned specialists) and symbolic gifting, documenting socio-ritual economies in premodern Sanskrit culture.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general end-of-year observance rather than a site-specific instruction.
To conclude an annual cycle with acts of hospitality and charitable gifting—specifically feeding brāhmaṇas and presenting a crafted gold offering—emphasizing generosity and social responsibility.
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