Varaha Purana 99.60: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 60
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
सुवर्णरौप्यताम्राणि यागं कृत्वा द्विजातिषु ॥ दत्तानि तेन राज्ञा वै नान्नं दत्तं तथा जलम् ॥
suvarṇa-raupya-tāmṛāṇi yāgaṃ kṛtvā dvijātiṣu || dattāni tena rājñā vai nānnaṃ dattaṃ tathā jalam ||
ദ്വിജന്മാർക്കായി യാഗം നടത്തി ആ രാജാവ് സ്വർണം, വെള്ളി, താമ്രം എന്നിവ ദാനം ചെയ്തു; എന്നാൽ അന്നം നൽകിയില്ല, ജലവും അതുപോലെ നൽകിയില്ല.
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It preserves a moral valuation system in which basic resources—food and water—are treated as ethically prior to high-value commodities and ritual expenditure.
None; the focus is on categories of giving rather than a place.
Do not neglect essential sustenance (food and water) even when giving precious materials or sponsoring rituals.
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