Varaha Purana 110.2: Adhyaya 110, Shloka 2
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
ವಿಷುವದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ ಅಯನದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕ ಮಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ—ಅದನ್ನು ದಾನ ಮಾಡಿದವನು ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ರಾಹುವಿನಿಂದ ಚಂದ್ರನು ಬಿಡುವಂತೆ.
Hotṛ (carried over from 110.1; not re-marked here)
FAQs
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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