Varaha Purana 13.32: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 32
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एवं ऋषिस्तुतैः शास्त्रं ज्ञात्वा याज्यकसम्भवान् । स्वयं सृष्ट्यां स्मृतिर्लब्धा पुत्राणां ब्रह्मणा ततः । परं निर्वाणमापन्नास्तेऽपि ज्ञानेन एव च ॥ १३.३२ ॥
evaṁ ṛṣi-stutaiḥ śāstraṁ jñātvā yājyaka-sambhavān | svayaṁ sṛṣṭyāṁ smṛtir labdhā putrāṇāṁ brahmaṇā tataḥ | paraṁ nirvāṇam āpannās te ’pi jñānena eva ca || 13.32 ||
So erkannte man die von den ṛṣi gepriesene Lehre—eine Lehre, die aus dem hervorgeht, was im yajña darzubringen ist—und in der Schöpfung selbst wurde das Erinnern erlangt. Dann wurde es durch Brahmā auch den Söhnen zuteil; und auch sie gelangten allein durch Erkenntnis zum höchsten nirvāṇa.
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis where liberation is framed through jñāna (knowledge) and the transmission of smṛti (recollective tradition), linking cosmological origins (Brahmā, creation) with soteriology (nirvāṇa).
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is doctrinal (knowledge, memory, liberation) rather than sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds disciplined understanding (jñāna) as the decisive means toward the highest cessation/liberation (nirvāṇa), emphasizing intellectual and contemplative cultivation over external markers.
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