Vamana Purana — Karmic Causes of Narakas, Shloka 48
Karmic Causes of Narakas and the Irremediability of Ingratitude (Kṛtaghna-doṣa)
मुख्यः पुराणेषु यथैव मात्स्यः स्वायंभुवोक्तिस्त्वपि संहितासु मनुः स्मृतीनां प्रवरो यथैव तिथीषु दर्शा विषुवेषु दानम्
mukhyaḥ purāṇeṣu yathaiva mātsyaḥ svāyaṃbhuvoktistvapi saṃhitāsu manuḥ smṛtīnāṃ pravaro yathaiva tithīṣu darśā viṣuveṣu dānam
Как «Матсья-пурана» (Mātsya) — главнейшая среди пуран, и как учение, изречённое Сваямбхувой (Svāyambhuva, Брахмой), — первейшее среди самхит; как Ману — лучший среди смрити,—так и среди титхи день Дарша (Darśā, новолуние) является главным, а среди вишува (viṣuvas — точки равноденствий/солнцестояний) дарение (dāna) превосходит прочее.
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The verse promotes dharma through recognized authorities (Purāṇa, Saṃhitā, Smṛti) and highlights charitable giving at calendrically potent junctions (viṣuvas) as a peak expression of dharma.
Primarily dharma-oriented instruction and śāstra-taxonomy; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita and manvantara-dharma traditions by citing Manu and Svāyambhuva.
A ‘best-of’ chain links textual authority to time-sacrality: right knowledge (śāstra) and right timing (tithi/viṣuvas) culminate in right action (dāna), presenting dharma as integrated cognition, calendar, and conduct.