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Re: Madhuparka
GOPAL Ganapathiraju Sree Ramana (gopal@ecf.toronto.edu) wrote:
: In article <4fvv7s$r0p@babbage.ece.uc.edu>,
: Dhruba Chakravarti <dchakrav@netserv.unmc.edu> wrote:
: [..]
: >dadhi sarpi jalam kshoudram sitotibhistu panchbhiH.
: >prochyate madhuparkastu sarvadevaughatoshanam.
: >
: >This verse says that the components of Madhuparka is youghourt, ghee,
: >water, honey and molasses.
: completely off topic to this scholarly debte:
: this word madhuparka seems to have a completely different meaning
: in south india. i think it is some cloth (saree or dhothi, i cant
: remember) used in a particular ritual in a marriage.
: closest item that i can think of is panchaamrutham (with bananas
: in molasses out)
Dear Gopalji:
I borrowed this book called "A review of beef in ancient India" by Gita
Press, which has extensive discussion on Madhuparka and its relationship
with cow meat. According to the references in this book, offering
Madhuparka and a cow was a standard gift package.
There is an argument in this book which states that beef can be cooked
only with spices but not with a concoction such as Madhuparka. It sounds a
little far-fetched to me, but I am no culinary expert.
I had no idea that Madhuparka is such a hot topic.
With best regards,
Dhruba.
