Varaha Purana 71.18: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 18
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
Pūrva Bhāga · Pr̥thivī-Uddhāra and Narrative Dialogue (Hospitality/Provision Motif)
एवमुक्तास्तु ते तेन तस्थुर्विविधभोजनम् । भुञ्जमाना अनावृष्टिर्यावत्सा निवृताऽभवत् ॥ ७१.१८ ॥
evamuktās tu te tena tasthur vividha-bhojanam | bhuñjamānā anāvṛṣṭir yāvat sā nivṛtā 'bhavat || 71.18 ||
evamuktAstu te tena tasthurvividhabhojanam | bhu~njamAnA anAvRRiShTiryAvat sA nivRRitA.abhavat || 71.18 ||
അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞതോടെ അവർ അവിടെ തന്നെ പാർത്തു; വിവിധ ഭോജനങ്ങൾ ആസ്വദിച്ചു കൊണ്ടു, ആ അനാവൃഷ്ടി അവസാനിക്കുന്നതുവരെ തുടര്ന്നു.
Sandhi Notes
- एवमुक्तास्तु = एवम् + उक्ताः + तु
- तस्थुर्विविधभोजनम् = तस्थुः + विविधभोजनम्
- अनावृष्टिर्यावत् = अनावृष्टिः + यावत्
- निवृताऽभवत् = निवृता + अभवत्
Varāha
Relieved; nurtured through dharmic provisioning
Food-sharing is yajña in lived form; sustaining others through scarcity is a direct enactment of dharma that restores balance.
During environmental stress, prioritize community kitchens, equitable distribution, and protection of vulnerable spiritual/learning communities.
Sustain guests/ascetics with anna-dāna and appropriate hospitality until danger passes.
Generosity in famine multiplies puṇya and ensures future abundance; miserliness in crisis accrues heavy pāpa and social decay.
Departure intention after drought ends: 71.71.19
FAQs
It illustrates a common Purāṇic narrative motif where social stability and sustenance are described in relation to environmental disruption (anāvṛṣṭi), reflecting how premodern texts framed drought as a major cultural and economic concern.
No specific place-name is provided in this verse; any geographic identification would require adjacent verses from Adhyāya 71.
The verse implicitly foregrounds endurance and communal sustenance during environmental hardship, presenting continued provision and orderly conduct until adverse conditions cease.
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