Varaha Purana 55.16: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 16
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
गां युग्माभरणात् सर्वं सहिरण्यं च कारयेत् । एवं कृते तथा कृष्णशुक्लद्वादश्यमेव च ॥ ५५.१६ ॥
gāṁ yugmābharaṇāt sarvaṁ sahiraṇyaṁ ca kārayet | evaṁ kṛte tathā kṛṣṇaśukladvādaśyām eva ca || 55.16 ||
പശുവിനെ ജോടി ആഭരണങ്ങളോടുകൂടി ദാനത്തിനായി ഒരുക്കുകയും, സ്വർണ്ണത്തോടുകൂടി എല്ലാ സാമഗ്രികളും തയ്യാറാക്കുകയും വേണം. ഇങ്ങനെ ചെയ്ത ശേഷം കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷമോ ശുക്ലപക്ഷമോ ആയാലും ദ്വാദശി തിഥിയിലേ ഈ കർമ്മം നടത്തണം.
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It reflects a Purāṇic dāna-vidhi register: the codification of gift practices (notably cow-gifting) with specified materials (ornaments, gold) and calendrical timing (dvādaśī), illustrating how ritual economy and ethics were textualized in medieval Sanskrit traditions.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily procedural (materials and timing) rather than site-specific sacred geography.
The verse prescribes orderly preparation and proper timing for a culturally valued act of giving—framing generosity as a disciplined practice guided by material completeness and calendrical appropriateness.
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