Varaha Purana 13.47: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 47
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
तत्रैव चेद् भाद्रपदास्तु पूर्वाः काले तदा यैः क्रियते पितृॄभ्यः । श्राद्धं परा तृप्तिमुपेत्य तेन युगं समग्रं पितरः स्वपन्ति ॥ श्राद्धं तु यत्पक्षमुदाहरन्ति तत्पैतृकं मुनिगणाः प्रवदन्ति तुष्टिम् ॥ १३.४७ ॥
tatraiva ced bhādrapadāstu pūrvāḥ kāle tadā yaiḥ kriyate pitṛbhyaḥ | śrāddhaṃ parā tṛptim upetya tena yugaṃ samagraṃ pitaraḥ svapanti || śrāddhaṃ tu yatpakṣam udāharanti tatpaitṛkaṃ munigaṇāḥ pravadanti tuṣṭim || 13.47 ||
Si en ese mismo tiempo ha llegado la quincena anterior de Bhādrapada, entonces, para aquellos que realizan el śrāddha en honor de los Pitṛs (antepasados), por ese rito los Pitṛs, alcanzando plena satisfacción, reposan durante un yuga entero. Y la quincena que ellos señalan como el período propio del śrāddha se llama la quincena ‘paitṛka’ (ancestral); los grupos de sabios la describen como portadora de satisfacción.
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It reflects a Purāṇic articulation of calendrical ritual practice—linking a specific lunar fortnight (pakṣa) with śrāddha—showing how Purāṇas transmit and popularize Dharmaśāstra-adjacent norms through narrative discourse.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the emphasis is on ritual timing within the lunar month of Bhādrapada rather than on a pilgrimage location.
The verse promotes the cultural-ethical duty of remembrance and care for ancestors through properly timed śrāddha, presenting it as a means of ensuring their well-being (tṛpti) within the text’s moral framework.
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