Varaha Purana 192.39 — Adhyaya 192, Shloka 39
Description of the Universal Peace-Recitation and the Madhuparka Rite
अनेनैव तु मन्त्रेण दद्याच्च मधुपर्ककम् ॥ नरस्य मृत्यु काले तु दद्यत्संसार मोक्षणम्
anenaiva tu mantreṇa dadyācca madhuparkakam || narasya mṛtyu kāle tu dadyatsaṃsāra mokṣaṇam
ด้วยมนตร์นี้เอง พึงถวายมธุปารกะ (เครื่องบูชาต้อนรับด้วยน้ำผึ้งและน้ำนม เป็นต้น) และในกาลที่มนุษย์ใกล้ตาย พึงให้ทานสิ่งที่กล่าวกันว่าเป็นเหตุให้พ้นจากสังสารวัฏ
Varāha (default dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious; seeking correct end-of-life rite and its salvific efficacy","key_question":"What mantra-linked offering and gift should be performed at death to secure release from saṃsāra?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Using the specified mantra, one should offer madhuparka; at the time of death one should give a liberating dāna intended to free the dying person from saṃsāra.","karmic_consequence":"Proper mantra-joined offering and death-gift support auspicious passage and soteriological release; neglect risks continued bondage and unfavorable transition."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"soteriology-through-ritual","core_concept":"Antyakāla-kriyā, when aligned with mantra and selfless giving, can become a means toward mokṣa rather than mere worldly merit.","practical_application":"At a relative’s end-of-life, perform the prescribed mantra-based offering (madhuparka) and arrange the recommended liberating dāna with focused intention and purity."}
Subject Matter: ["Ritual Practice","Death Rites","Soteriology (Liberation)"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: ritual/liminal setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 192.192.4 (śānti + tyāga leading to ‘my world’); Immediate surrounding section on mantra-vidhi for śānti/antyakāla rites (implied)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn deathbed rite: a priest/householder recites a mantra while offering madhuparka; a final gift is placed in the dying person’s hand as a ‘mokṣa-dāna’.","item_prompts":["madhuparka vessel (honey/curd/ghee mixture)","reciting officiant with japa-mālā or kuśa grass","dying person on a simple cot","dāna item (cow/coins/cloth/water-pot as symbolic gift)","lamp and water-pot (kalaśa)","family in restrained mourning"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, warm earthy palette, stylized faces; central officiant chanting, madhuparka bowl prominent, calm śānta mood, minimal background architecture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold-leaf aura around the act of dāna; ornate vessels, rich textiles, lamp glow; emphasis on sacred merit and liberation theme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, delicate linework; intimate indoor ritual scene, detailed utensils, subdued colors, devotional serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style, quiet domestic chamber, soft hills/river hinted through a window, tender karuṇa undertone with restrained gestures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn, pacifying, liberative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"low, steady, compassionate"}
FAQs
It indicates how Purāṇic ritual instructions extend into end-of-life contexts, helping scholars map intersections between domestic rites, mantra practice, and soteriological aspiration.
No geographic location is specified.
It emphasizes supportive care and purposeful ritual attention at the end of life, framing such actions as oriented toward release from saṃsāra.
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