Varaha Purana 8.24: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 24
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
किमर्थं गन्तुमारब्धं त्वया वद महामते । अभुक्तेनैव संसिद्धं मद्गृहे चान्नमुत्तमम् । पाचयित्वा स्वयं चैव कस्मात् त्वं नाद्य भुञ्जसे ॥ ८.२४ ॥
kimarthaṃ gantum ārabdhaṃ tvayā vada mahāmate | abhuktenaiva saṃsiddhaṃ madgṛhe cānnam uttamam | pācayitvā svayaṃ caiva kasmāt tvaṃ nādya bhuñjase || 8.24 ||
मटंग ने पूछा, इतनी जल्दी कहाँ जा रहे हो? बताओ। मेरे घर में अच्छा खाना बन के रेडी है, तुमने खाया नहीं। तुमने खुद पकाया, फिर भी आज क्यों नहीं खा रहे?
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicitly identified in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative motif: the ethics of hosting and the social expectation that prepared food should be respectfully accepted, illustrating domestic norms embedded in Sanskrit narrative literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is described generally as “my house” (madgṛhe).
The verse foregrounds norms of hospitality and reciprocal respect: when a host has prepared food, refusal to partake is treated as requiring explanation, emphasizing courteous conduct in social exchange.
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