Vamana Purana — Karmic Causes of Narakas, Shloka 48
Karmic Causes of Narakas and the Irremediability of Ingratitude (Kṛtaghna-doṣa)
मुख्यः पुराणेषु यथैव मात्स्यः स्वायंभुवोक्तिस्त्वपि संहितासु मनुः स्मृतीनां प्रवरो यथैव तिथीषु दर्शा विषुवेषु दानम्
mukhyaḥ purāṇeṣu yathaiva mātsyaḥ svāyaṃbhuvoktistvapi saṃhitāsu manuḥ smṛtīnāṃ pravaro yathaiva tithīṣu darśā viṣuveṣu dānam
プラーナの中ではマーツヤ（Mātsya）・プラーナが主であり、サンヒターの中ではスヴァーヤンブーヴァ（Svāyambhuva＝梵天）の説いた教えが最上である。スムリティの中ではマヌが最勝であるように——同様に、ティティ（tithi）の中ではダルシャー（Darśā、新月日）が第一であり、ヴィシュヴァ（viṣuvas、分至の要点）においてはダーナ（布施）が最も卓越する。
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The verse promotes dharma through recognized authorities (Purāṇa, Saṃhitā, Smṛti) and highlights charitable giving at calendrically potent junctions (viṣuvas) as a peak expression of dharma.
Primarily dharma-oriented instruction and śāstra-taxonomy; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita and manvantara-dharma traditions by citing Manu and Svāyambhuva.
A ‘best-of’ chain links textual authority to time-sacrality: right knowledge (śāstra) and right timing (tithi/viṣuvas) culminate in right action (dāna), presenting dharma as integrated cognition, calendar, and conduct.