Varaha Purana 104.20: Adhyaya 104, Shloka 20
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Honey-Cow’ Gift
Madhudhenudāna
स भुक्त्वा विपुलान्भोगान्विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥ दश पूर्वान्दश परानात्मानं चैकत्रिंशकम् ॥
sa bhuktvā vipulān bhogān viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || daśa pūrvān daśa parān ātmānaṃ caikatriṃśakam ||
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif where individual merit is extended across lineage, useful for studying family-based ethics and memorial economies.
No geographic place is named in this verse.
Ethical action is framed as socially expansive: a donor’s merit is portrayed as benefiting both ancestors and descendants.
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