Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates 鈥楨dible Juices鈥� of the study on the Markandeya Purana, one of the oldest of the eigtheen Mahapuranas preserving the history, civilisation, culture and traditions of ancient India. The Markandeyapurana commences with the questions raised by Rishi Jaimini (a pupil of Vyasa), who approaches the sage Markandeya with doubts related to the Mahabharata. This study examines various social topics such as the status of women, modes of worship, yoga, etc.
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Edible Juices
The 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 mentioned various kinds of edible juices. According to this 辫耻谤腻峁嘺 the people of Ki峁僷uru峁var峁 drank 辫濒补办峁 tree鈥檚 (fig-tree) juice.[1] They enjoyed drinking this juice. The Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺, mentioned about the Ki峁僷uru峁var峁 drink, which is made by Plak峁 tree.[2] Also the people of H膩v峁泃avar峁 considered Jambufruit鈥檚 juice.[3] In fact, they consider jambu-fruit鈥檚 juice as their food. In H膩v峁泃avar峁, the sugarcane juice was used as a drink.[4] In the Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺, the Hav峁泃avar峁鈥檚 people used sugarcane drink.[5] It is also noticed that the sugarcane juice made them free from illness. Sugarcane juice is common all over the world till now. The juice of the Nyagrodha (Ficus indica) tree鈥檚 fruits was used by the people of Ramyavar峁.[6] According to this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 the sweetness of fruits is comparable to nectar.[7]
The 惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 also mentions nectar and poison for the comparison purpose. Both the things are contradictory to each other. 础尘峁泃补 is capable of giving immortality or longevity while the 惫颈峁 is destroying, when consumed. In the context of Yogin鈥檚 religious course it is stated that men compare disrespect or insult (补辫补尘腻苍补) and respect (尘腻苍补) to ambrosia and dire poison respectively. Here insult and respects are compared to nectar (补尘峁泃补) and poison (visa) accordingly.[8]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 57.3
[2]:
Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 114.64
[3]:
惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 57.9; Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 114.69-71
[4]:
Ibid., 57.5
[6]:
惭腻谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 57.12; Matsya辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 113.62
[7]:
Ibid., 57.25
[8]:
Ibid., 38.3