Varaha Purana 13.30 — Adhyaya 13, Shloka 30
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
वर्णत्रयाभ्यनुज्ञातः शूद्रः सर्वान् पितॄन् यजेत् । न तु तस्य पृथक् सन्ति पितरः शूद्रजातयः ॥ १३.३० ॥
varṇatrayābhyanujñātaḥ śūdraḥ sarvān pitṝn yajet | na tu tasya pṛthak santi pitaraḥ śūdrajātayaḥ || 13.30 ||
ত্রিবর্ণের অনুমতিতে শূদ্র সকল পিতৃকে উদ্দেশ করে যজন করতে পারে। কিন্তু তার জন্য ‘শূদ্রজাতি’ নামে পৃথক কোনো পিতৃগোষ্ঠী নির্দিষ্ট নয়।
Varāha
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"A Śūdra, when permitted/authorized by the three higher varṇas, may offer to all pitṛs; there are no separate pitṛ-groups uniquely assigned as ‘Śūdra pitṛs’.","karmic_consequence":"With proper authorization, the act is dharmya and yields pitṛ-prīti; without authorization or by asserting separate unauthorized rites, the śrāddha is considered irregular and its fruit is curtailed."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"dharma (niyama + universal pitṛ principle)","core_concept":"Pitṛs are a shared ancestral order; performer-qualification (adhikāra) governs ritual agency, not the existence of separate metaphysical pitṛ categories for each social group.","practical_application":"In community rites, ensure consent/authorization and proper officiation; emphasize shared ancestry and responsibility while adhering to one’s prescribed dharma."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Social Dharma-śāstra"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: ritual setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.29 (three varṇas as offerers; Śūdra not separate)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ritual assembly where a Śūdra performs offerings under the supervision/authorization of three higher-varṇa elders; pitṛs depicted as a single receiving group, not segregated.","item_prompts":["authorized gesture (anumatī) by elders","piṇḍa and tila-water offerings","kuśa grass","single unified pitṛ band above","respectful posture of performer"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, dignified ritual scene, elders granting permission with hand-mudrā, unified pitṛs in cloud band, strong outlines and warm palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-leaf on pitṛ halo and ritual vessels, hierarchical but harmonious grouping, ornate borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, subtle expressions of consent and reverence, detailed ritual implements, restrained elegance.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style, narrative intimacy—courtyard rite with elders seated, performer offering, pitṛs as pale silhouettes in sky."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured, normative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"even, instructive"}
FAQs
It reflects a Dharma-śāstra-influenced discourse within Purāṇic literature, describing how ritual eligibility and authorization were discussed in premodern Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the content is primarily social-ritual and juridical rather than topographical.
The verse frames ritual action as regulated by social authorization and lineage categorization, emphasizing that certain rites are presented as conditional upon formal permission within the text’s normative system.
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