Varaha Purana 191.18: Adhyaya 191, Shloka 18
Section on the Origin of Madhuparka and the Procedure for Its Ritual Donation
मन्त्रः— ॐ एष हि देव भगवंस्तव गात्रसूतिḥ संसारमोक्षणकरो मधुपर्कनामाः॥ भक्त्या मयायं प्रतिपादितोऽद्य गृहाण देवेश नमो नमस्ते॥
mantraḥ— oṃ eṣa hi deva bhagavaṃs tava gātra-sūtiḥ saṃsāra-mokṣaṇa-karo madhuparka-nāmāḥ || bhaktyā mayā 'yaṃ pratipādito 'dya gṛhāṇa deveśa namo namas te ||
മന്ത്രം— ‘ഓം—ഹേ ദേവാ, ഹേ ഭഗവാനേ! “മധുപർകം” എന്ന ഈ അർപ്പണം നിങ്ങളുടെ ദേഹത്തെ സ്പർശിക്കുന്നതും, സംസാരമോചനകരമെന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ ഭക്തിയോടെ ഇത് സമർപ്പിച്ചു; ഹേ ദേവേശാ, സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ—നമോ നമസ്തേ.’
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It preserves a liturgical formula integrating hospitality (madhuparka) with soteriological language (mokṣaṇa), illustrating how ritual etiquette is framed as spiritually consequential in Purāṇic literature.
No geographic location is named; the focus is on a ritual act and its intended effect.
To offer hospitality with devotion and humility, articulated through formal address and repeated salutations.
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