Varaha Purana 165.31: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 31
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
पितृपैतामही कीर्तिरविक्रेया हि सा मया ॥ प्रेतः प्रहस्य सानन्दमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
pitṛpaitāmahī kīrtir avikreyā hi sā mayā || pretaḥ prahasya sānandam idaṃ vacanam abravīt ||
मेरे बाप-दादा की इज्जत बेचने वाली चीज़ नहीं है। यह मैं कभी नहीं कर सकता। प्रेत हँस के बोला, बहुत खुश हो के।
Preta (departed spirit)
FAQs
It documents a cultural idea prominent in Sanskrit literature: lineage-honor (kīrti) as a non-commercial, inherited asset, contrasting material wealth with social memory.
No location is stated in this verse; it is embedded in a longer episode that later situates events near Viṣṇu’s temple and routes to Mathurā.
Ancestral reputation is treated as an inalienable value, implying duties of preservation rather than commodification.
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