Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
एवमभ्यर्च्य मेधावी तस्मिन्कुम्भे तु विन्यसेत् । सौवर्णं रौप्यताम्रं वा पात्रं विभवशक्तितः ॥ ४१.६ ॥
evam abhyarcya medhāvī tasmin kumbhe tu vinyaset | sauvarṇaṁ raupyatāmraṁ vā pātraṁ vibhavaśaktitaḥ || 41.6 ||
یوں عبادت کرکے صاحبِ فہم سادھک اسی کَلَش میں اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق سونے یا چاندی یا تانبے کا پاتر رکھے۔
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
It documents a Purāṇic ritual norm in which the choice of offering materials is scaled to the patron’s resources, reflecting the material culture and pragmatic ritual economy of premodern South Asia.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a procedural instruction applicable within a general ritual setting.
Ritual giving is framed as proportionate to one’s capacity (vibhavaśaktitaḥ), emphasizing measured, non-excessive practice rather than compulsory extravagance.
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