Varaha Purana 101.12: Adhyaya 101, Shloka 12
The Eulogy and Procedure of the ‘Rasadhenu’ (Sugarcane-Juice Cow) Donation
दशपूर्वान्परांश्चैव आत्मानं चैकविंशकम् ॥ प्रापयेत्परमं स्थानं स्वर्गान्नावर्त्तते पुनः ॥
daśapūrvān parāṁś caiva ātmānaṁ caikaviṁśakam || prāpayet paramaṁ sthānaṁ svargān nāvarttate punaḥ ||
यह इंसान अपने दस पुरखों को ले जाता है। और जो उसके बाद आते हैं उन्हें भी। खुद को मिला के, कुल इक्कीस लोग होते हैं। सबको वो ऊपर ले जाता है, सबसे बड़े स्थान तक। वहाँ पहुँच के वो स्वर्ग में रहता है। फिर वापस नहीं आता।
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It reflects a widespread Purāṇic motif: merit generated by gift-rituals is presented as benefiting one’s lineage (ancestors and descendants), illustrating social-ritual ethics in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
No specific geographic toponym appears in this verse; the focus is on the translocal concept of svarga (heaven) and ‘paramaṁ sthānam’ (highest abode).
The verse foregrounds the ethical economy of giving (dāna) as a means to benefit oneself and one’s lineage, framed as leading toward an ultimate state beyond return.
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