Varaha Purana 57.12: Adhyaya 57, Shloka 12
The Observance for Attaining Radiance: The Soma Kānti-Vrata
अनेन किल मन्त्रेण दत्त्वा विप्राय वाग्यतः । दत्तमात्रे ततस्तस्मिन् कान्तिमान् जायते नरः ॥ ५७.१२ ॥
anena kila mantreṇa dattvā viprāya vāgyataḥ | dattamātre tatastasmin kāntimān jāyate naraḥ || 57.12 ||
เมื่อให้ทานแก่พราหมณ์ด้วยมนต์นี้เอง โดยสำรวมวาจา ครั้นให้ทานแล้วทันที ผู้นั้นย่อมบังเกิดความรุ่งเรืองผ่องใส
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethics-of-giving motif in which dāna, performed with proper verbal and mental discipline, is linked to immediate and visible merit (here framed as ‘radiance’), aligning with broader early-medieval South Asian ritual and social ideals.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the focus is on the act of donation and its described result.
To give appropriately—here, a gift to a learned recipient—accompanied by disciplined speech and correct ritual formulation, emphasizing ethical conduct and intentionality in charitable action.
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