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Madhuparka
Dear Friends:
In a personal mail, it was pointed out to me that Madhuparka does not
include cow slaughter. He is partly correct as, I find the components of
Madhuparka as:
dadhi sarpi jalam kshoudram sitotibhistu panchbhiH.
prochyate madhuparkastu sarvadevaughatoshanam.
This verse says that the components of Madhuparka is youghourt, ghee,
water, honey and molasses.
However, in Manusamhita, there is this verse:
madhuparkecha yajne cha pitridaivatakarmani.
atraiva pashavo himsya nAnyatretyavravinmanuH. 5.41
This verse says that, for madhuparka and pitri and Devayajnas, animal
slaughter is allowed, otherwise not.
It is entirely possible that for madhuparka, animal slaughter was used in
older times and such a practice was discontinued later.
With best regards,
Dhruba.
