Varaha Purana 49.4: Adhyaya 49, Shloka 4
The Padmanābha Dvādaśī Observance, with the Eulogy of Lamp-Offering Merit
तमेव देवं सम्पूज्य गन्धपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् । प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् । एवं कॄते तु यत् पुण्यं तन्निबोध महामुने ॥ ४९.४ ॥
tam eva devaṃ sampūjya gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt | prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet | evaṃ kṛte tu yat puṇyaṃ tan nibodha mahāmune || 49.4 ||
Tendo adorado plenamente essa mesma deidade, em devida ordem, com fragrâncias, flores e afins, ao romper da aurora—após a noite ter passado—deve-se oferecer (a oferenda) a um brāhmaṇa. E o mérito que surge quando assim se faz, escuta-o, ó grande sábio.
Varāha
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It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern in which household or temple worship (pūjā) is paired with socially embedded giving (dāna), indicating how ritual practice was framed alongside ethical and communal obligations in Sanskrit textual culture.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual timing (dawn) and the act of offering to a brāhmaṇa rather than a specific sacred landscape.
After completing worship, one should transfer the offering in an orderly manner—specifically presenting it to a brāhmaṇa at dawn—linking ritual devotion with disciplined conduct and charitable distribution.
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