Varaha Purana 13.50: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 50
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
चित्तं च वित्तं च नॄणां विशुद्धं शस्तश्च कालः कथितो विधिश्च | पात्रं यथोक्तं परमा च भक्तिर्नॄणां प्रयच्छन्त्यभिवाञ्छितानि || १३.५० ||
cittaṃ ca vittaṃ ca nṝṇāṃ viśuddhaṃ śastaś ca kālaḥ kathito vidhiś ca | pātraṃ yathoktaṃ paramā ca bhaktir nṝṇāṃ prayacchanty abhivāñchitāni || 13.50 ||
Apabila niat (hati) dan harta seseorang disucikan, dan apabila waktu yang tepat serta tatacara yang ditetapkan telah dinyatakan, maka—bersama penerima yang sesuai seperti dihuraikan dan sikap bhakti yang tertinggi—faktor-faktor ini menganugerahkan kepada manusia hasil yang dihajati.
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ethical and procedural norms for dāna, aligning inner disposition (citta-śuddhi) with outward correctness (kāla, vidhi, pātra), a theme also emphasized across Dharmaśāstra-adjacent literature.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general ethical-ritual principle rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
Effective giving and related religious-ethical acts require purity of intention and resources, appropriate timing, correct procedure, a worthy recipient, and a focused attitude of devotion; these conditions are said to conduce to the intended outcomes.
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