Varaha Purana 55.5: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 5
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
चातुर्मास्यमथैवं तु क्षपित्वा राजसत्तम । चैत्रादिषु पुनस्तद्वदुपोष्य प्रयतः सुधीः । सक्तुपात्राणि विप्राणां सहिरण्यानि दापयेत् ॥ ५५.५ ॥
cāturmāsyam athaivaṁ tu kṣapitvā rājasattama | caitrādiṣu punas tadvad upoṣya prayataḥ sudhīḥ | saktupātrāṇi viprāṇāṁ sahiraṇyāni dāpayet || 55.5 ||
Setelah menyempurnakan amalan Cāturmāsya demikian, wahai raja yang utama, orang yang berdisiplin dan bijaksana hendaklah berpuasa lagi pada bulan-bulan bermula dengan Caitra dengan cara yang sama; dan hendaklah dia mengusahakan agar mangkuk berisi tepung gandum/beras panggang (saktu) diberikan kepada para Brahmana, bersama emas.
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of vrata (periodic fasting/discipline) and dāna (material support to learned specialists), a common ethical-ritual pattern in medieval Sanskrit normative literature.
No specific sacred site or geographic location is named in this verse; it instead references calendrical months (beginning with Caitra) used across South Asian ritual timekeeping.
To pair personal discipline (fasting and restraint) with social responsibility through charitable giving—specifically, providing food (parched flour in vessels) and supplementary wealth (gold) to Brahmins.
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