Varaha Purana 61.7: Adhyaya 61, Shloka 7
The Observance for the Fulfilment of Desires: Worship of Keśava in the Form of Guha
Kumāra
समाप्तौ तु व्रतस्यास्य कुर्याद् ब्राह्मणभोजनम् । षण्मुखं सर्वसौवर्णं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ॥ ६१.७ ॥
samāptau tu vratasyāsya kuryād brāhmaṇabhojanam | ṣaṇmukhaṃ sarvasauvarṇaṃ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet || 61.7 ||
เมื่อพรตนี้สิ้นสุด พึงจัดภัตตาหารแก่พราหมณ์ และถวายรูปเคารพ “ษัณมุขะ” ที่ทำด้วยทองคำทั้งองค์แก่พราหมณ์
Varāha (default, in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic pattern in which vows (vratas) are concluded with hospitality (brāhmaṇa-bhojana) and formal gifting (dāna), illustrating the social-ritual economy of merit-making in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse fragment; the content is procedural (vrata-conclusion and gifting) rather than topographical.
To complete an observance responsibly by practicing generosity and hospitality—feeding a learned recipient and offering a valuable gift—framed as an ethical-social duty associated with the end of a vow.
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