Varaha Purana 128.80: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 80
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
य एतेन विधानॆन मम कर्मपरायणः ॥ करोति मम कर्माणि तारितं कुलसप्तकम् ।
ya etena vidhānena mama karma-parāyaṇaḥ || karoti mama karmāṇi tāritaṃ kula-saptakam
जो इंसान मेरे काम को अपना मान के यह सब करता है, उसके सात पुश्ते तार जाते हैं। यह काम उसके पूरे खानदान को मुक्ति दिलाता है।
Varāha (default instructor voice; explicit speaker not marked in this śloka)
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The verse preserves a common Purāṇic social-theological motif—benefit extending to ‘seven generations’—which illustrates how ritual duty was framed as both personal discipline and familial continuity in Sanskrit cultural history.
No geographic location is identified here.
Steadfastness in prescribed practice (karma) carried out according to an authorized method (vidhāna).
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