Varaha Purana 99.44: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 44
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
हस्त्यश्वकटाकादीनि हेमग्रामादिकं नृपः ॥ दद्याच्च गुरवे प्राज्ञो मध्यमे मध्यमं तथा
hasty-aśva-kaṭakādīni hema-grāmādikaṃ nṛpaḥ || dadyāc ca gurave prājño madhyame madhyamaṃ tathā
राजा समझदार होना चाहिए। वो गुरु को हाथी, घोड़े, गाड़ी और सोना देता है। अगर उसके पास कम पैसा हो, तो इतना ही देना चाहिए जितना उसकी हालत में हो।
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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The verse preserves a snapshot of elite material culture (animals, vehicles, precious metals) and formalizes graded giving, aligning ritual patronage with social capacity.
No specific location is named; the verse is prescriptive and socio-economic rather than geographic.
Gifts should be proportionate to one’s means or the ritual context (the ‘madhyama’ principle), emphasizing measured reciprocity rather than excess.
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