Varaha Purana 128.21: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

देवाभिवादनं कृत्वा पुरो भागवतेषु च ॥ पश्चात्तु भोजनं दद्यादपराधबहिष्कृतम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 128.21

Transliteration

devābhivādanaṁ kṛtvā puro bhāgavateṣu ca || paścāt tu bhojanaṁ dadyād aparādha-bahiṣkṛtam ||

Translation

पहले भगवान को प्रणाम करो। भक्त लोगों में भी इज़्ज़त दो। फिर खाना खिलाओ, लेकिन कोई बुरा काम से मिला हुआ नहीं।

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Word by Word

• deva-abhivādanam: salutation to the deity

• kṛtvā: having done

• puraḥ: first/in front

• bhāgavateṣu: among Bhāgavatas (devotees of Bhagavān)

• ca: and

• paścāt: afterwards

• tu: then

• bhojanam: food/meal

• dadyāt: should give

• aparādha: offence/wrongdoing

• bahiṣkṛtam: excluded/kept out

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇa Studies
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Food Ethics

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a Purāṇic linkage between devotion, community precedence (Bhāgavatas), and ethical constraints around offerings and distribution of food.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Food distribution is to be preceded by reverence and governed by moral cleanliness—what is associated with offence/wrongdoing is to be excluded.