Varaha Purana 128.11: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 11

Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia

Devanagari script

यथोक्तेनैव तान्भूमे भोजयेत् तदनन्तरम् ॥ शुद्धान्भागवतांश्चैव एवमेतन्न संशयः

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.11

Transliteration

yathoktenaiva tān bhūme bhojayet tadanantaram || śuddhān bhāgavatāṃś caiva evam etan na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

उसके बाद धरती, जैसे बताया है वैसे खाना खिलाना है। भगवान के भक्त जो साफ हो, उनको खिलाना है। कोई शक नहीं।

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Word by Word

• yathā-uktena: as stated

• eva: indeed

• tān: them

• bhūme: O Earth

• bhojayet: should feed/serve food to

• tad-anantaram: immediately thereafter

• śuddhān: purified

• bhāgavatān: devotees of Bhagavān/Vaiṣṇavas

• ca eva: and indeed

• evam: thus

• etat: this

• na: not

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Ethical Instruction
• Ritual Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a common Purāṇic linkage between ritual worship and social-ethical practice: completion of rites through feeding qualified participants (often framed as devotees/virtuous persons).

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned; the address “O Earth” indicates the interlocutor (Pṛthivī) rather than a place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Hospitality as a ritual extension: serving food to purified/qualified participants as part of correct practice.