Varaha Purana 8.27: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 27
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
अहमेकं कुटुम्बार्थे हन्म्यरण्ये पशुं दिने । तं चेत्पितॄभ्यः संस्कृत्य दत्त्वा भुञ्जामि सानुगः ॥ ८.२७ ॥
aham ekaṁ kuṭumbārthe hanmy araṇye paśuṁ dine | taṁ cet pitṛbhyaḥ saṁskṛtya dattvā bhuñjāmi sānugaḥ || 8.27 ||
เพื่อประโยชน์แห่งครอบครัว ข้าพเจ้าฆ่าสัตว์เพียงตัวเดียวในป่าวันละหนึ่งครั้ง หากปรุงอย่างถูกพิธีแล้วถวายแด่บรรพชน (ปิตฤ) จากนั้นจึงบริโภคร่วมกับผู้พึ่งพา—
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a dharma-oriented discourse on household sustenance and the ritual framing of food consumption through offerings to the pitṛs (ancestors), a common concern across Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra literature.
No specific geographic place-name is mentioned in this verse; the setting is generically described as araṇya (“forest”).
The verse frames consumption (here, animal killing for livelihood) within a moral-ritual economy: actions are discussed in relation to duty toward ancestors and dependents, emphasizing proper preparation and offering prior to personal use.
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