Varaha Purana 192.1: Adhyaya 192, Shloka 1
Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite
अथ सर्वशान्तिवर्णनम्॥ सूत उवाच॥ श्रुत्वा तु मधुपर्क्कस्य ह्युत्पत्तिं दानमेव च॥ पुण्यं चैव फलं चैव कारणं ग्रहणं तथा॥
atha sarvaśānti-varṇanam || sūta uvāca || śrutvā tu madhuparkasya hy utpattiṃ dānam eva ca || puṇyaṃ caiva phalaṃ caiva kāraṇaṃ grahaṇaṃ tathā ||
Kini huraian tentang sarva-śānti (pendamaian sejagat). Sūta berkata: Setelah mendengar asal-usul madhuparka, juga pemberiannya—serta pahala kebajikan, hasilnya, sebab-musababnya, dan juga cara menerimanya—
Sūta (explicit)
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It is a narrative hinge: Sūta’s framing summarizes prior ritual doctrine (origin, merit, result, rationale, acceptance), reflecting how Purāṇas organize instruction for recitation traditions.
No geographic site is identified in this opening; it functions as a thematic transition.
That ritual acts should be evaluated not only by performance but also by their rationale (kāraṇa) and proper acceptance (grahaṇa).
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