Varaha Purana 139.76: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 76
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
न गायनफलṃ दद्मि ब्रह्मरक्षस्तवेप्सितम्॥ भक्षयस्व यथान्यायं रुधिरं पिब चेप्सितम्॥
na gāyanaphalaṃ dadmi brahmarakṣas tavepsitam || bhakṣayasva yathānyāyaṃ rudhiraṃ piba cepsitam ||
मैं अपने गाने का फल नहीं दूंगा, ब्रह्मराक्षस। जो करना है करो, मुझे खा जाओ। मेरा खून पी लो अगर तुम्हे यही चाहिए।
Śvapāka (Chāṇḍāla)
FAQs
It presents a narrative stance that devotional merit is not simply a commodity to be surrendered under pressure, a theme relevant to studies of ritual authority and moral agency.
No geographic location is referenced.
The ethical emphasis is on steadfastness and refusal to trade devotional or moral capital under coercion.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
