Varaha Purana 192.38: Adhyaya 192, Shloka 38

Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite

Devanagari script

घृतालाभे तु सुश्रोणि लाजैः सह विमिश्रयेत् ॥ अलाभे वापि दध्नश्च क्षीरेण सह मिश्रयेत्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 192.38

Transliteration

ghṛtālābhe tu suśroṇi lājaiḥ saha vimiśrayet || alābhe vāpi dadhnaśca kṣīreṇa saha miśrayet

Translation

హే సుశ్రోణీ! నెయ్యి లభ్యమైతే లాజములతో (వేపిన ధాన్యముతో) కలపవలెను; లభించకపోతే పెరుగును పాలతో కలపవలెను.

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Word by Word

• घृत-अलाभे: when ghee is not available
• घृत-अलाभे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक) + अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (घृतस्य अलाभे) — Locative: 'in the non-availability of ghee'

• तु: but/then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

• सुश्रोणि: O fair-hipped one
• सुश्रोणि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुश्रोणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative address

• लाजैः: with parched grains
• लाजैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — instrumental plural

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/सहार्थक अव्यय — 'together with' (governs instrumental)

• विमिश्रयेत्: should mix
• विमिश्रयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+मिश्र् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should mix'

• अलाभे: in the absence (of it)
• अलाभे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative: 'in non-availability'

• वा: or
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प (Coordination/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात — 'or'

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात — 'also/even'

• दध्नः: of curd
• दध्नः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — genitive: 'of curd'

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात — 'and'

• क्षीरेण: with milk
• क्षीरेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental: 'with milk'

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक — 'together with'

• मिश्रयेत्: should mix
• मिश्रयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिश्र् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should mix'

Speaker

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ritual
• Sanskrit Philology
• Cultural Heritage (Culinary)

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It records practical substitution logic in ritual food-preparation, useful for reconstructing historical material culture and the adaptability of ritual systems to resource availability.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Pragmatic flexibility: the instruction prioritizes completing the rite appropriately even when ideal ingredients are unavailable.