Varaha Purana 55.4: Adhyaya 55, Shloka 4
Observance of the Auspicious Dvādaśī Vow and the Sacred Account of the Kubjākāmra Tīrtha
तामप्येवमुषित्वा च यवान् विप्राय दापयेत् । कृष्णायेति हरिर्वाच्यो दाने होमे तथार्च्चने ॥ ५५.४ ॥
tām apy evam uṣitvā ca yavān viprāya dāpayet | kṛṣṇāyeti harir vācyo dāne home tathārcane || 55.4 ||
เมื่อรักษาพรตนั้นตามนี้แล้ว พึงถวายข้าวบาร์เลย์ (ยวะ) แก่พราหมณ์; ในการให้ทาน การบูชาไฟ และการสักการะ พึงเอ่ยนามพระหริด้วยวาจา ‘กฤษณาย’
Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic synthesis of ethical charity (dāna) with standardized ritual speech-acts (mantra-like formulas), illustrating how merit-making practices were framed in late-classical Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it focuses on ritual procedure (dāna, homa, arcana) rather than sacred geography.
To perform charitable giving—specifically the donation of barley to a brāhmaṇa—while maintaining a disciplined observance and accompanying the act with a prescribed devotional invocation.
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