11-17-2005, 06:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2005, 06:15 AM by Hauma Hamiddha.)
<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Oct 26 2005, 04:28 PM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Oct 26 2005, 04:28 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Can you provide any more info on this <i>maireya</i>?
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The maireya drink, of rAmachandra and other great kShatriya heroes was made thus:
1 measure of dhava (Grisea) flowers was mixed with 2 measure of sugar and smaller amounts of barley grain, and the red sorrel flowers. They were ground with a stone grinder in water, filtered and buried under secret conditions to ferment till it formed an intoxicating drink.
The maireya drink has been banned by manu for the brahmins. Having drunk it a cause a pAtaka for the brahmin. However, as per the mahAbhArata and rAmAyaNa it is stated that kShatriyas routinely enjoyed it. E.g. rAmA gave sItA the maireya to drink with his hand.
The statement from rAmAyaNa:
sItAmAdAya haste madhu maireyakaM shuchiH
It adds further: pAyayAmAsa kAkutsthaH shachImiva purandaraH
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The maireya drink, of rAmachandra and other great kShatriya heroes was made thus:
1 measure of dhava (Grisea) flowers was mixed with 2 measure of sugar and smaller amounts of barley grain, and the red sorrel flowers. They were ground with a stone grinder in water, filtered and buried under secret conditions to ferment till it formed an intoxicating drink.
The maireya drink has been banned by manu for the brahmins. Having drunk it a cause a pAtaka for the brahmin. However, as per the mahAbhArata and rAmAyaNa it is stated that kShatriyas routinely enjoyed it. E.g. rAmA gave sItA the maireya to drink with his hand.
The statement from rAmAyaNa:
sItAmAdAya haste madhu maireyakaM shuchiH
It adds further: pAyayAmAsa kAkutsthaH shachImiva purandaraH