Varaha Purana 178.3: Adhyaya 178, Shloka 3
Ritual Observance for Reciting the Deeds of Śatrughna
Remembrance of the Slaying of Lavaṇa
द्विजानां प्रीणनं कृत्वा स्वधान्नपटुभोजनैः ॥ लवणस्य वधादेव शत्रुघ्नस्य शरीरिके ॥
dvijānāṁ prīṇanaṁ kṛtvā svadhānnapṭubhojanaiḥ || lavaṇasya vadhād eva śatrughnasya śarīrike ||
Sau khi làm thỏa lòng các dvija (bậc ‘hai lần sinh’) bằng những bữa ăn bổ dưỡng được chuẩn bị từ phần lương thực của chính mình—điều ấy gắn liền trực tiếp với việc diệt Lavaṇa trong thánh truyện Śatrughna khi hiện thân nơi thân xác.
Varāha (default narrative frame)
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It records a normative ideal of hospitality and food-giving, a key element for historians studying economy, patronage, and social ethics in Sanskrit textual cultures.
No location is named in this verse; it focuses on social action (feeding) tied to the narrative cycle.
Sustaining community and learning through generous provisioning is framed as a meritorious, socially stabilizing act.
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