Varaha Purana 14.31: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 31
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
यज्ञेश्वरो हव्यसमस्तकाव्यभोक्ता । अव्ययात्मा हरिरीश्वरॊऽत्र । तत्सन्निधानादपयान्तु सद्यो रक्षांस्यशेषाण्यसुराश्च सर्वे ॥ १४.३१ ॥
yajñeśvaro havyasamastakāvyabhoktā | avyayātmā harir īśvaro ’tra | tatsannidhānād apayāntu sadyo rakṣāṁsy aśeṣāṇy asurāś ca sarve || 14.31 ||
हरि यहाँ रहते हैं। वो यज्ञ के मालिक हैं और सब भोग लेने वाले हैं। इनकी मौजूदगी से सारे राक्षस और असुर तुरंत भाग जाते हैं। कोई भी नहीं बचता।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in the fragment)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic and ritual-literary motif: invoking the deity as yajñeśvara (lord of sacrifice) and asserting that sacred presence functions as a protective boundary, a feature often associated with temple space, yajña grounds, and recitation contexts.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; the term 'atra' (“here”) indicates a ritually marked location in context, but the excerpt alone does not allow a secure identification.
The verse emphasizes maintaining ritual and moral order through the cultivation of a protected sacred environment—framed as the pacification/removal of disruptive forces—rather than an instruction of coercion against human groups.
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