Varaha Purana 207.25: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 25
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
यथोक्तं यजमानाश्च सत्रयाजिन एव च ॥ चातुर्मास्यकरा ये च ये द्विजा आहिताग्नयः ॥
yathoktaṃ yajamānāś ca satrayājina eva ca || cāturmāsyakarā ye ca ye dvijā āhitāgnayaḥ ||
Auch jene Opfernden, die die Riten wie vorgeschrieben vollziehen, ebenso die Vollzieher von Satra-Opfern; die Ausübenden der Cāturmāsya-Riten; und die Zweimalgeborenen, die die heiligen Feuer errichtet haben—auch solche Personen gehen nicht dorthin.
Yama
FAQs
It indicates the continued prestige of Vedic sacrificial frameworks within Purāṇic literature, preserving terminology for ritual patrons and seasonal rites.
None; the verse is ritual-typological rather than place-based.
Ritual responsibility—performing prescribed rites and maintaining sacred fires—is framed as a merit-bearing discipline.
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