Varaha Purana 191.16: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 16
Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation
Uttara Bhāga · Dāna-vidhi and Madhuparka Ritual (Hospitality Offering)
यस्य दानविधिं प्राप्य यान्ति दिव्यां गतिं मम॥ वृत्तेष्वेवोपचारेषु ये च ब्रह्मन्मम प्रियाः॥
yasya dāna-vidhiṃ prāpya yānti divyāṃ gatiṃ mama || vṛtteṣv evopacāreṣu ye ca brahman mama priyāḥ ||
yasya dAnavidhiM prApya yAnti divyAM gatiM mama || vRRitteShvevopachAreShu ye cha brahmanmama priyAH
जब लोग इस दान का सही तरीका फॉलो करते हैं, वो मेरे पास आते हैं। ब्राह्मण, मेरे प्यारे वो लोग हैं जो सही काम करते हैं और अच्छा व्यवहार रखते हैं।
Sandhi Notes
- वृत्तेष्वेवोपचारेषु = वृत्तेषु + एव + उपचारेषु
Varāha
Curious (implied listener within the default Varāha–Bhū dialogue frame)
What kind of dāna-vidhi and conduct lead to the Lord’s divine destination, and who becomes dear to him?
Devotion is authenticated by disciplined giving and proper conduct; divine attainment is linked to ethical-ritual correctness.
Practice dāna with correct method and cultivate consistent proper behavior and respectful service in worship and social-religious duties.
One who follows the proper procedure of giving (dāna-vidhi) and maintains right conduct and fitting service-attentions becomes dear to the Lord and attains his divine goal.
Proper dāna and sadācāra lead to divine gati (the Lord’s destination); neglect of proper conduct implies loss of that fruit and distance from divine favor.
Varāha Purāṇa 191.18–22 (madhuparka and upacāra procedure as an instance of dāna/atithi-satkāra)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual merit (dāna-vidhi) with social ethics (vṛtta) and hospitality norms (upacāra).
No geographic location is specified; the verse emphasizes a transcendent 'divyā gati' rather than a pilgrimage site.
To align giving with disciplined conduct and respectful service, presented as markers of ideal behavior.
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