Varaha Purana 14.49: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 49
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
मह्यं सनत्कुमारेण पूर्वकल्पे द्विजोत्तम । कथितं वायुना चापि देवानां शम्भुना तथा ॥ १४.४९ ॥
mahyaṃ sanatkumāreṇa pūrvakalpe dvijottama | kathitaṃ vāyunā cāpi devānāṃ śaṃbhunā tathā || 14.49 ||
यह बात पहले सनत्कुमार ने मुझे बताई थी। बहुत पुराने समय की बात है। वायु देव ने भी यही कहा था। शिव जी ने भी देव लोगों को यह बताया था।
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It documents a Purāṇic strategy of authority through transmission (paramparā), attributing the teaching to well-known figures (Sanatkumāra, Vāyu, Śambhu) and situating it within cyclical time (kalpa), a common feature of Purāṇic composition and redaction.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is on temporal framing (a prior kalpa) and the chain of narration.
Rather than prescribing conduct, the verse emphasizes epistemic caution and continuity: teachings are presented as preserved through recognized transmitters across cosmic cycles, encouraging careful reception of tradition within an archival framework.
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