The Glory and Procedure of the Grain-Cow (Dhānyadhenu) Donation
विषुवे चायने वापि कार्त्तिक्यां तु विशेषतः ॥ यां दत्त्वा मुच्यते पापाच्छशाङ्क इव राहुणा
viṣuve cāyane vāpi kārttikyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ || yāṃ dattvā mucyate pāpāc chaśāṅka iva rāhuṇā
春分・秋分(ヴィシュヴァ)に、あるいは至日(アーヤナ)に、ことにカーッルティカー月において、これを施せば、罪より解き放たれる。あたかも月がラーフ(Rāhu)の掴みから解放されるがごとく。
Hotṛ (carried over from 110.1; not re-marked here)
It demonstrates how Purāṇic dāna practice is synchronized with calendrical astronomy (equinox/solstice) and month-based observances (Kārttikā).
No geographic location is stated; the reference is temporal (calendar) rather than spatial.
To coordinate charitable acts with culturally significant times, presenting giving as a disciplined practice aimed at moral purification.
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