Varaha Purana 63.5: Adhyaya 63, Shloka 5
Procedure for the Son-Obtaining Vow
Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī Observance
ततो यवैः कृष्णतिलैः सघृतैर्होमयेद्दधि । ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेद् भक्त्या यथाशक्त्या सदक्षिणान् ॥ ६३.५ ॥
tato yavaiḥ kṛṣṇatilaiḥ saghṛtair homayed dadhi | brāhmaṇān bhojayed bhaktyā yathāśaktyā sadakṣiṇān || 63.5 ||
फिर हवन में जौ और काले तिल डाल के साथ घी और दही मिला के डालो। ब्राह्मणों को खाना खिलाओ, अपनी हिम्मत के हिसाब से उन्हे दान भी दो।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern where ritual acts (homa) are paired with social-ethical duties (feeding learned specialists and giving dakṣiṇā), illustrating how religious economy and community support are integrated in Sanskrit textual traditions.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on a general ritual-ethical procedure rather than sacred topography.
To combine ritual offering with respectful community support—feeding brāhmaṇas and giving dakṣiṇā—while emphasizing proportionality and non-excessive burden through the principle of yathāśaktyā (according to one’s means).
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