Varaha Purana 126.89: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 89
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
तारयेच्च स्वकुलजान् दशपूर्वान्दशापरान् ॥ एतत्तु पठमानो वै यस्तु प्राणान्विमुञ्चति ॥
tārayec ca svakulajān daśapūrvān daśāparān || etat tu paṭhamāno vai yas tu prāṇān vimuñcati ||
वो अपने पूरे ख़ानदान को पार ले जाता है। दस पीढ़ी पहले वाले और दस पीढ़ी बाद वाले सब। जो यह पढ़ता है और मर जाता है।
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It documents a widespread South Asian textual motif: merit is transmissible across generations, indicating how lineage and memory functioned as moral and social frameworks.
Not specified in this half-verse; the larger unit ties the promise to the Māyā-tīrtha setting.
It underscores responsibility to one’s lineage and valorizes disciplined recitation/remembering as a moral act.
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