Varaha Purana 165.44: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 44
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
न तर्पितास्तु पितरः प्राप्तोऽहं प्रेततां ततः ॥ इत्येत्कथितं सर्वं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि
na tarpitāstu pitaraḥ prāpto'haṃ pretatāṃ tataḥ || ityet kathitaṃ sarvaṃ yan māṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi
अपने पुरखों को भी मैंने कुछ नहीं दिया, इसलिए मैं भूत बन गया। जो तुम मुझसे पूछ रहे हो, मैंने वो सब बताया।
Preta (narrative voice continuing the confession-like account)
FAQs
It reflects the prominence of pitṛ-related rites in Indic cultural history, where remembrance and offering to ancestors were integrated into ethical life.
No location is specified in this verse.
The text presents ancestral care (tarpaṇa) as part of social-ritual responsibility, and omission as narratively consequential.
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