Varaha Purana 7.20 — Adhyaya 7, Shloka 20
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
पितॄन् पितामहांस्तत्र तथैव प्रपितामहान् । प्रीणयामीति तत्तोयं त्वया दत्तमरिंदम ॥ ७.२० ॥
pitṝn pitāmahāṁs tatra tathaiva prapitāmahān | prīṇayāmīti tat toyaṁ tvayā dattam ariṁdama || 7.20 ||
‘সেখানে আমি পিতৃগণ, পিতামহগণ এবং প্রপিতামহগণকে তৃপ্ত করি’—এই ভাবনা করে, হে অরিন্দম, তুমি সেই জল দান করেছ।
Varāha (default, per dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What is the correct inner intention (saṅkalpa) behind offering water for pitṛ-tarpaṇa, and whom does it encompass across generations?"}
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":"While offering water, one should form the saṅkalpa: ‘May I satisfy the pitṛs—father, grandfather, and great-grandfather line.’","karmic_consequence":"Correct saṅkalpa and offering yields pitṛ-tṛpti and ancestral blessings; careless/absent intention diminishes ritual fruit."}
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":"duty-and-intention","core_concept":"Dharma is not only external act but intentional offering (bhāva/saṅkalpa) directed to the ancestral continuum.","practical_application":"When performing tarpaṇa/śrāddha, explicitly include pitṛ, pitāmaha, prapitāmaha in saṅkalpa; offer with steadiness and gratitude."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Heritage Sites","Ritual Culture"]
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: ritual setting
Related Themes: 7.7.19 (Gayā piṇḍa-pradāna efficacy)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A focused ritual close-up: hands pouring water (tarpaṇa) while mentally reciting the saṅkalpa for pitṛs, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers; calm sacred ambience.","item_prompts":["water libation from añjali or vessel","kusha grass (optional)","simple altar/river edge","textual ribbon showing ‘pitr̥n pitāmahān… prīṇayāmi’"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: stylized hands and vessel; minimal background; emphasis on sacred gesture and mantra-band.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted vessel and ornaments; embossed water stream; devotional framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: refined realism of ritual implements; soft lighting; contemplative face profile.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: intimate miniature of tarpaṇa at riverside; delicate calligraphic mantra strip."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual, contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, mantra-like"}
FAQs
It reflects a classical Purāṇic formulation of ancestral remembrance (Pitṛ-tarpaṇa/Śrāddha) where offering water is framed as an ethical act of continuity with forebears, illustrating how ritual culture is embedded in didactic narrative.
No specific toponym appears in this single verse; the term “tatra” (“there”) indicates reliance on the immediately preceding or surrounding passage for the named site (often a tīrtha or ritual setting in Purāṇic chapters).
The verse emphasizes intentionality and duty: a simple act (offering water) is ethically oriented toward gratitude and responsibility to one’s lineage, expressed through the resolve “I satisfy the ancestors.”
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