Varaha Purana 157.27: Adhyaya 157, Shloka 27
Praise of the Malayārjuna Sacred Ford and the Mathurā-Yamunā Pilgrimage Cycle
पितरश्चापि नन्दन्ति पानीयं पिण्डमेव च ॥ सप्तसामुद्रिके कूपे यः श्राद्धं सम्प्रदास्यति ॥
pitaraś cāpi nandanti pānīyaṃ piṇḍam eva ca || saptasāmudrike kūpe yaḥ śrāddhaṃ sampradāsyati ||
सप्तसामुद्रिक कुँए में श्राद्ध करो तो पितर बहुत खुश होते हैं। पानी और पिंड दाने से उनको शांति मिलती है।
Varāha
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It links a specific water-site to funerary/ancestral rites, illustrating how Purāṇic tīrthas functioned as nodes for life-cycle rituals.
The named micro-location is the Saptasāmudrika well, situated within the chapter’s Mathurā-region sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes intergenerational responsibility: honoring ancestors through regulated offerings, framed as culturally meaningful practice rather than coercive mandate.
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