Varaha Purana 71.14: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 14
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
चकार तस्योषसि च पाकान्ते शालयो द्विजाः । लूयन्ते तेन मुनिना मध्याह्ने पच्यते तथा । सर्वातिथ्यमसौ विप्रो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददात्यलम् ॥ ७१.१४ ॥
cakāra tasyōṣasi ca pākānte śālayo dvijāḥ | lūyante tena muninā madhyāhne pacyate tathā | sarvātithyam asau vipro brāhmaṇebhyo dadāty alam || 71.14 ||
O świcie przygotował pola ryżowe; gdy dojrzewanie zostało ukończone, ten mędrzec kazał dwukrotnie urodzonym (braminom) żąć zboże. Podobnie w południe gotowanie zostało wykonane. Ten bramin, oferując świętą gościnność wszystkim gościom, daje obficie braminom.
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It reflects a normative Purāṇic ideal of household management in which agrarian production (rice cultivation and harvest) supports structured hospitality and almsgiving, illustrating social ethics embedded in narrative description.
No specific geographic toponym is present in this verse; it describes a generalized domestic/agricultural setting rather than a named sacred site.
The verse foregrounds atithi-satkāra—providing hospitality to all guests—and adequate giving to brahmins, framed as disciplined daily practice supported by orderly household/agricultural activity.
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