Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 20
The Birth and Preservation of Nahuṣa
Guru-tīrtha Greatness within the Vena Episode
नानाभेदैर्विभेदैश्च पाचयस्व हि निर्घृणम् । सूदहस्तान्महाभागे पश्चाद्भोक्ष्ये न संशयः
nānābhedairvibhedaiśca pācayasva hi nirghṛṇam | sūdahastānmahābhāge paścādbhokṣye na saṃśayaḥ
Приготовь его разными способами и с разными приправами, о безжалостная. О благородная, затем я съем его из рук повара — в этом нет сомнения.
Unspecified (contextual speaker not provided in the single-verse input)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नानाभेदैर्विभेदैश्च = नानाभेदैः + विभेदैः + च; सूदहस्तान्महाभागे = सूदहस्तात् + महाभागे; पश्चाद्भोक्ष्ये = पश्चात् + भोक्ष्ये.
FAQs
From this verse alone the speaker cannot be identified with certainty; the surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 105 are needed to confirm the dialogue participants.
It conveys an instruction to prepare food in multiple styles, spoken in a sharp tone (“merciless one”), with a firm statement that the speaker will eat it afterward without doubt.
Taken in isolation, it highlights the moral tension of harsh speech and appetite-driven command; the broader ethical lesson depends on narrative context—whether the verse is praising hospitality, exposing cruelty, or describing a test or deception.