Varaha Purana 191.17: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 17

Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation

Devanagari script

संगृह्य मधुपर्कं वै इमं मन्त्रमुदाहरेत्॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 191.17

Transliteration

saṃgṛhya madhuparkaṃ vai imaṃ mantram udāharet ||

Translation

Nachdem man den Madhuparka bereitet hat, soll man dieses Mantra rezitieren.

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Word by Word

• संगृह्य: having taken/collected
• संगृह्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having collected/taken up'

• मधुपर्कम्: madhuparka (honey-mixture offering)
• मधुपर्कम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वै: indeed/verily
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/assuring particle)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण of मन्त्रम्

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उदाहरेत्: should recite/utter
• उदाहरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'should utter/recite'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vedic-Purāṇic Ritual Continuities
• Hospitality Rites

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a standardized hospitality rite (madhuparka) and its linkage to mantra-recitation, reflecting continuity with earlier Sanskrit ritual culture.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is mentioned; the instruction is procedural and portable across contexts.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To perform hospitality offerings with formal care and verbal sanctification (mantra), emphasizing disciplined practice.