Varaha Purana 165.41: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 41
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
मित्रेण च पुनः प्रोक्तं यथाशक्त्या प्रदीयताम् ॥ तदा मित्रमसङ्गेन दत्तो वै स्वर्णमाषकः
mitreṇa ca punaḥ proktaṃ yathāśaktyā pradīyatām || tadā mitram asaṅgena datto vai svarṇamāṣakaḥ
Dan sahabat itu berkata lagi, “Berilah menurut kemampuan.” Lalu sahabat itu, tanpa keterikatan, benar-benar memberikan sekeping syiling emas kecil, iaitu māṣaka.
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It preserves a practical ethic of proportional giving (yathāśakti) and references monetary terminology (māṣaka), useful for cultural-economic contextualization.
No location is named here; the narrative context later introduces Mathurā.
Give within one’s means, and give without attachment—an ethic framed as socially actionable rather than purely ascetic.
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