Varaha Purana 191.1: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 1
Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation
अथ मधुपर्कोत्पत्तिदानसङ्करणप्रकरणम् ॥ सूत उवाच ॥ एवं श्रुत्वा बहून्धर्मान् धर्मशास्त्रविनिश्चयात् ॥ वराहरूपिणं देवं पुनः पप्रच्छ मेदिनी
atha madhuparkotpatti-dāna-saṅkaraṇa-prakaraṇam || sūta uvāca || evaṃ śrutvā bahūn dharmān dharmaśāstra-viniścayāt || varāha-rūpiṇaṃ devaṃ punaḥ papraccha medinī
अब मधुपर्क का बारे में पढ़ेगा। दान कैसे करना, और दूसरी चीज़ें। सूत ने कहा। वसुंधरा ने बहुत धरम सुन लिए। अब फिर से वराह रूप वाले भगवान से पूछा।
Sūta
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It marks a new topical unit and shows Purāṇic redactional practice: Sūta as transmitter, and explicit alignment with Dharmaśāstra reasoning.
No geographic location is identified; “Medinī” is Earth personified.
The verse frames inquiry-based learning: ethical-ritual knowledge is advanced through questioning and systematic clarification.
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