Varaha Purana 187.1: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 1
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
अथ सृष्टिपितृयज्ञौ ॥ सूत उवाच ॥ एवं नारायणाच्छ्रुत्वा सा मही संशितव्रता ॥ कराभ्यामञ्जलिं कृत्वा माधवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥
atha sṛṣṭipitṛyajñau || sūta uvāca || evaṁ nārāyaṇāc chrutvā sā mahī saṁśitavratā || karābhyām añjaliṁ kṛtvā mādhavaṁ punar abravīt ||
सूत ने कहा कि जब धरती ने नारायण की बात सुन ली, तो उसने अपना व्रत पूरा रखा। उसने दोनों हाथ जोड़े और माधव से फिर से बात की।
Sūta
FAQs
It functions as a formal narrative transition, marking the Earth’s reverential approach to Viṣṇu and introducing the ensuing ritual-cosmological exposition typical of Purāṇic didactic dialogue.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it primarily establishes the speaker and the dialogic setting.
A philosophical instruction of respectful inquiry: knowledge is approached through humility and attentive listening within a teacher–inquirer framework.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
