Varaha Purana 99.58: Adhyaya 99, Shloka 58
The Greatness and Rite of the Sesame-Cow (Tiladhenu) Gift
प्रदत्तं ब्राह्मणस्याथ कुञ्जरानजिनानि च ॥ स कदाचिन्नृपः पृथ्वीं जित्वा परमधर्मवित् ॥
pradattaṃ brāhmaṇasyātha kuñjarān ajināni ca || sa kadācin nṛpaḥ pṛthvīṃ jitvā parama-dharma-vit ||
พระองค์ยังทรงถวายช้างและหนังสัตว์ (อชินะ) แก่พราหมณ์ด้วย ครั้นกาลหนึ่ง พระราชาผู้รู้ธรรมอันสูงสุด ครอบครองพิชิตแผ่นดินแล้ว…
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It combines two ideals often juxtaposed in Sanskrit literature—royal conquest and royal giving—setting up an ethical evaluation of how power should be exercised.
No specific place is named; “pṛthvī” is used in the broad sense of ‘the earth/realm’.
The narrative implies that even a powerful and ‘dharma-knowing’ king is judged by the quality and priorities of his giving.
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