Varaha Purana 47.6: Adhyaya 47, Shloka 6
The Rite of Śrāvaṇa Bright-Fortnight Dvādaśī (Dāmodara Worship) and the Exemplum of King Nṛga
Pūrva Bhāga · Dharma-śāstraic Observances and Merit (Niyama–Dāna Praśaṁsā)
प्राग्वत् तं ब्राह्मणे दद्याद् वेदवेदाङ्गपारगे । एवं नियमयुक्तस्य प्रभावं तच्छृणुष्व मे ॥ ४७.६ ॥
prāgvat taṃ brāhmaṇe dadyād vedavedāṅgapārage | evaṃ niyamayuktasya prabhāvaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva me || 47.6 ||
prAgvat taM brAhmaNe dadyAd vedavedA~NgapArage | evaM niyamayuktasya prabhAvaM tachChRRiNuShva me || 47.6 ||
മുൻപുപോലെ, വേദവും വേദാംഗങ്ങളും പാരംഗതനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന് അത് ദാനമായി നൽകണം. ഇങ്ങനെ നിയമയുക്തനായവന്റെ പ്രഭാവം എന്നിൽ നിന്ന് കേൾക്കുക.
Sandhi Notes
- tacchṛṇuṣva = tat + śṛṇuṣva (t + ś → cch)
Varāha
Curious (listener implied by ‘śṛṇu me’)
What is the efficacy (prabhāva) of the observance performed with niyama and completed by gifting to a qualified brāhmaṇa?
Merit depends not only on the gift but on discipline (niyama) and the worthiness/learning of the recipient (pātra).
When performing vrata/pūjā, complete it with dāna to a genuinely learned brāhmaṇa; cultivate regular observances rather than one-time display.
Instructional address within Varāha’s discourse framework.
Give the worshipped item (as previously prepared) to a brāhmaṇa learned in Veda and Vedāṅgas; then hear the prabhāva of niyama-yukta practice.
Dāna to a truly learned recipient amplifies merit and ensures the rite’s fruit; misdirected/insincere giving yields reduced or unstable results.
Enhanced efficacy (prabhāva) for the disciplined observer; leads toward pāpa-kṣaya as the narrative proceeds.
Varāha Purāṇa 47.47.4-5 (preparatory worship); Varāha Purāṇa 47.47.7 (Śrāvaṇa timing; pāpa-pranāśa)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic dharma register where charitable giving (dāna) is linked to learned recipients and framed as part of regulated conduct (niyama), illustrating how Purāṇas synthesize ritual, ethics, and social ideals.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is prescriptive and focused on recipient qualification and the efficacy of disciplined observance.
To direct giving toward a qualified learned recipient (a brāhmaṇa proficient in Veda and Vedāṅgas) and to understand such giving within a broader framework of self-discipline (niyama) whose effects are then explained.
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