Varaha Purana 14.1: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 1
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । एतन्मे कथितं पूर्वं ब्रह्मपुत्रेण धीमता । सनकानुजेन विप्रर्षे ब्राह्मणान् शृणु साम्प्रतम् ॥ १४.१ ॥
Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | etan me kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ brahmaputreṇa dhīmatā | sanakānu-jena viprarṣe brāhmaṇān śṛṇu sāmpratam || 14.1 ||
मार्कंडेय ने कहा कि यह बात उन्होंने पहले सुनाई थी। ब्रह्मा के बेटे ने बताया था, जो सनक का छोटा भाई है। अब ब्राह्मणों के बारे में सुनो। मैं तुम्हे बता रहा हूँ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
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It functions as a formal framing device typical of Purāṇic literature, grounding the discourse in a lineage of transmission (guru–śiṣya/ṛṣi-paramparā) to signal authority and continuity of the narrative.
No geographic location is explicitly identified in this verse; it primarily establishes speaker, prior source, and the immediate topic focus.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical instruction is methodological—emphasizing attentive listening and the careful relay of received tradition.
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