Varaha Purana 187.5: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 5
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण वदस्व मे ॥ श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ साधु भूमे महाभागे यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥
etad icchāmy ahaṁ śrotuṁ vistareṇa vadasva me || śrīvarāha uvāca || sādhu bhūme mahābhāge yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi ||
Dies wünsche ich ausführlich zu hören; erkläre es mir. Śrī Varāha sprach: Wohl gesprochen, o Erde, du Hochbegnadete, dass du mich so befragst.
Pṛthivī (first half), Varāha (second half)
FAQs
It exemplifies the Purāṇic dialogic teaching style: the inquirer requests ‘vistara’ (detail), and the teacher validates inquiry as the gateway to transmitted knowledge.
No location is named; the address “Bhūmi/Dharaṇī” is personified Earth rather than a site.
Responsible learning: asking carefully and seeking detail is presented as a commendable intellectual and ethical practice.
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