Varaha Purana 127.33: Adhyaya 127, Shloka 33
Description of the Brāhmaṇa Initiation Procedure
Dīkṣā-sūtra
न भक्षणीयं वाराहं मांसं मत्स्याश्च सर्वशः ॥ अभक्ष्या ब्राह्मणैरेते दीक्षितैश्च न संशयः
na bhakṣaṇīyaṁ vārāhaṁ māṁsaṁ matsyāś ca sarvaśaḥ || abhakṣyā brāhmaṇair ete dīkṣitaiś ca na saṁśayaḥ
ไม่พึงบริโภคเนื้อวราหะ (หมูป่า) และปลาในทุกรูปแบบด้วย สิ่งเหล่านี้เป็นของไม่ควรกินสำหรับพราหมณ์และผู้ได้รับทีกษา (dīkṣita) โดยไม่ต้องสงสัย
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
FAQs
It records community-specific dietary restrictions associated with initiation status, useful for mapping ritual identity and normative conduct in Purāṇic traditions.
No geographic location is identified.
The verse prescribes restraint in diet for certain social/ritual categories (brāhmaṇas and initiates), marking food choice as part of disciplined conduct.
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