Varaha Purana 14.51: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 51
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
एतदाश्रित्य निर्वाणं ऋषयः संशितव्रताः । प्राप्ता गौरमुखेदानीं त्वमप्येवं परो भव ॥ १४.५२ ॥
etad āśritya nirvāṇaṁ ṛṣayaḥ saṁśitavratāḥ | prāptā gauramukhe’dānīṁ tvam apy evaṁ paro bhava || 14.52 ||
रिशियों ने इस बात को पकडा और मुक्ति पा ली। उन्होंने अपने व्रत पूरे रखे। अब तुम भी ऐसा ही करो, गौरमुख। तुम भी उन जैसा बडे बन सकते हो।
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It exemplifies a common Purāṇic didactic strategy: validating a teaching by citing the attainment of ṛṣis (sages) and then extending the same soteriological possibility to the listener, reflecting the broader transmission of mokṣa-doctrines in medieval Sanskrit literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on liberation (nirvāṇa) through reliance on a teaching and disciplined observance.
To adopt disciplined vows (vrata) and rely on the prescribed teaching as a means toward higher spiritual attainment, presented as an achievable model demonstrated by earlier sages.
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