Varaha Purana 13.27: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 27
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एते त एकतनवो वर्तन्ते द्विजसत्तमाः । भूर्लोकवासिनां याज्याः स्वर्गलोकनिवासिनः ॥ ब्रह्मपुत्रा मरीच्याद्यास्तेषां याज्या महद्गताः ॥ १३.२७ ॥
ete ta ekatanavo vartante dvijasattamāḥ | bhūrlokavāsināṁ yājyāḥ svargalokanivāsinaḥ || brahmaputrā marīcyādyās teṣāṁ yājyā mahadgatāḥ || 13.27 ||
O Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, diese Ordnungen, ihrem Wesen nach von einer einzigen Gestalt, wirken fort. Die Bewohner der Svargaloka sind würdig, die Opfergaben der Bewohner der Bhūrloka zu empfangen; und für sie sind die Söhne Brahmās—beginnend mit Marīci—die zur Größe gelangt sind, ebenfalls rechte Empfänger der Gaben.
Varāha (default, as speaker is not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic systematization of ritual relations across cosmic realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka), integrating cosmology with the social-ritual vocabulary of yājya (eligible recipient of offerings).
No specific terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse uses cosmological realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka) rather than a place identifiable on historical maps.
A philosophical instruction on ordered reciprocity and ritual propriety: offerings and honors are to be directed according to eligibility (yājyatā) within a structured cosmological framework.
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