Varaha Purana 112.79: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 79
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
अमायां वाथ यः कश्चिद्द्विजानामग्रतः पठेत् ॥ पितरस्तस्य तृप्यन्ति वर्षाणां शतमेव च ॥
amāyāṃ vātha yaḥ kaścid dvijānām agrataḥ paṭhet || pitaras tasya tṛpyanti varṣāṇāṃ śatam eva ca ||
Und wer am Neumondtag dies in Gegenwart der Dvija (der Zweimalgeborenen) rezitiert, dessen Ahnen sind volle hundert Jahre lang zufrieden.
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It reflects the Purāṇic valorization of public/ritual recitation and its linkage to ancestral well-being, a widespread motif in late Sanskrit traditions.
No location is named; the setting is ritual-social (recitation before dvijas) rather than geographic.
To engage in disciplined recitation at ritually significant times, connecting personal practice with intergenerational responsibility.
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