Varaha Purana 119.11: Adhyaya 119, Shloka 11

Ritual Regulations on Permissible Foods for Offering and Consumption

Devanagari script

एतानि प्रतिगृह्णामि यच्च भागवतं प्रियम् ॥ मार्गमांसं वरं छागं शासं समनुयुज्यते ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 119.11

Transliteration

etāni pratigṛhṇāmi yac ca bhāgavataṁ priyam || mārgamāṁsaṁ varaṁ chāgaṁ śāsaṁ samanuyujyate |

Translation

मैं यह सब चीज़ें अक्सेप्ट करता हूँ, और वो भी जो भगवान के भक्त को प्यारी हो। नॉन-वेज में हिरण का माँस सबसे बड़ा माना जाता है। बकरा भी अच्छा माना जाता है, और शास्त्र में लिखा है कि इसका सही तरीके से यूज़ करना चाहिए।

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Word by Word

• etāni: these (things)
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pratigṛhṇāmi: I accept/receive
• pratigṛhṇāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); with prefix prati-

• yat: which/that
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun correlating to priyam

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• bhāgavatam: devotional/sacred (pertaining to Bhagavān)
• bhāgavatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāgavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective to (yat)

• priyam: dear/pleasing
• priyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mārga-māṁsam: deer-meat
• mārga-māṁsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārga (प्रातिपदिक) + māṁsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (māṁsa of mārga)

• varam: excellent/choice
• varam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying following items collectively

• chāgam: goat
• chāgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāsam: hare/rabbit (śaśa)
• śāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samanuyujyate: is employed/used (together)
• samanuyujyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive/impersonal sense with prefixes sam-anu-

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Vaishnavism
• Dharmaśāstra-related
• Manuscript Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a normative hierarchy of food-offerings within a Purāṇic ritual discourse, useful for studying historical dietary ethics and ritual economy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is specified; the verse is categorical rather than topographical.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Offerings should be aligned with prescribed suitability and devotional preference, emphasizing regulated practice rather than indiscriminate consumption.