Shloka 33
The Glory of the Divine Name and the Doctrine of Name-Offenses
Nāma-aparādha
पुराणवाचकं विप्रं पूजयेद्भक्तिभावतः । गोभूहिरण्यवस्त्रैश्च गंधपुष्पादिभिर्मुने
purāṇavācakaṃ vipraṃ pūjayedbhaktibhāvataḥ | gobhūhiraṇyavastraiśca gaṃdhapuṣpādibhirmune
أيها الحكيم، ينبغي أن يُكرَّم البراهمن الذي يتلو البورانا بروحٍ من التعبّد، بتقديم الأبقار والأرض والذهب والكساء، وكذلك الطيب والزهور وما شابه ذلك.
Unspecified narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue (addressing a sage: 'mune')
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पूजयेद्भक्तिभावतः → पूजयेत् + भक्ति-भावतः; वस्त्रैश्च → वस्त्रैः + च; गंधपुष्पादिभिर्मुने → गन्ध-पुष्प-आदिभिः + मुने.
FAQs
The verse instructs that a brāhmaṇa who recites or expounds the Purāṇa (purāṇavācaka) should be honored.
It explicitly says the honoring should be done 'bhaktibhāvataḥ'—with devotional intention—showing that inner devotion is central even when making external offerings.
It teaches gratitude and support for sacred learning and teaching: one should respectfully sustain those who preserve and transmit dharma through Purāṇic recitation, using appropriate gifts and reverent conduct.