Varaha Purana 38.11: Adhyaya 38, Shloka 11
The Hunter’s Austerity and the Gaining of Durvāsas’ Favor
यवगोधूमशालीनामन्नं चैव सुसंस्कृतम् । दीयतां मे क्षुधार्ताय त्वामुद्दिश्यागताय च ॥ ३८.११ ॥
yavagodhūmaśālīnām annaṃ caiva susaṃskṛtam | dīyatāṃ me kṣudhārtāya tvām uddiśyāgatāya ca || 38.11 ||
दुर्वासा ने कहा, मुझे भोजन दो, जो जौ, गेहूँ और चावल से बना हो और अच्छे से पकाया हो। मैं भूखा हूँ और तुम्हे ढूँढते हुए यहाँ आया हूँ।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a recurring Purāṇic social ethic: the obligation to offer properly prepared food to a hungry visitor or petitioner, indicating norms of hospitality and charitable giving in Sanskrit literary culture.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on the act of requesting food and the ethical duty of giving.
The verse foregrounds the duty to provide sustenance—especially properly prepared food—to one who is hungry and has approached with a purpose, emphasizing responsiveness to need and the social virtue of hospitality.
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