Varaha Purana 11.35: Adhyaya 11, Shloka 35
Hospitality at Gauramukha’s Hermitage and the Power of the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
चकार सञ्चयान् विप्रो नानाभक्ष्याणि सर्वशः । भक्ष्यं भोज्यं तथा लेह्यं चोष्यं बहुविधं तथा । चकारान्नाद्यनिचयं हेमपात्र्यश्च सर्वतः ॥ ११.३५ ॥
cakāra sañcayān vipro nānābhakṣyāṇi sarvaśaḥ | bhakṣyaṃ bhojyaṃ tathā lehyaṃ coṣyaṃ bahuvidhaṃ tathā | cakārānnādyanicayaṃ hemapātryaś ca sarvataḥ || 11.35 ||
वो ब्राह्मिन ने हर जगह खाने का सामान जमा कर लिया। खाना, चबाने वाली चीज़ें, चाटने वाली चीज़ें, और चूसने वाली चीज़ें, सब रखी। सोने के बर्तन भी लाया और हर तरफ खाना भर दिया।
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not stated in fragment)
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It documents a classical Sanskrit taxonomy of food-consumption modes (bhakṣya, bhojya, lehya, coṣya) and reflects elite hospitality practices and material culture (e.g., use of precious-metal vessels) in Purāṇic narrative settings.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on provisioning and hospitality rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds the cultural ideal of abundant preparation for guests/ritual contexts—an ethic of generosity and careful provision, expressed through comprehensive, categorized hospitality.
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