Varaha Purana 8.20: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 20
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
मतङ्ग उवाच । गोधूमा व्रीिमयश्चैव संस्कृता मम वेश्मनि । भुज्यतां धर्मविच्छ्रेष्ठ यथाकामं तपोधन ॥ ८.२० ॥
mataṅga uvāca | godhūmā vrīmayāś caiva saṃskṛtā mama veśmani | bhujyatāṃ dharmavicchreṣṭha yathākāmaṃ tapodhana || 8.20 ||
मटंग ने कहा, मेरे घर में गेहूँ और धान रेडी है। धरम के बारे में सबसे बड़े जानने वाले, जो चाहो खाओ। तुमने बहुत तप किया है।
Mataṅga
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It preserves a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the ethical duty of hospitality, expressed through offering prepared food to an honored ascetic or dharma-knower—useful for studying ideals of social conduct in Sanskrit literature.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; it is set generally in the speaker’s dwelling (veśman).
The verse foregrounds respectful hospitality—preparing food and inviting an esteemed guest to eat according to their preference—framed as an expression of dharma and social virtue.
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