Varaha Purana 187.10: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 10
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
युगं युगसहस्राणि यास्यन्ति च गतानि च ॥ न त्वं मम विजानासि ज्ञातुं मायां यशस्विनि ॥
yugaṁ yugasahasrāṇi yāsyanti ca gatāni ca || na tvaṁ mama vijānāsi jñātuṁ māyāṁ yaśasvini ||
हज़ारों युग बीत चुके हैं, और आगे भी हज़ारों युग बितेंगे। लेकिन तुम मेरी माया को समझ नहीं पा रही हो, बड़ी भाग्यशाली रानी।
Varāha
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It reflects Purāṇic engagement with vast temporal scales (yuga cycles) and the epistemic limits of beings when confronting māyā, a key term bridging narrative theology and philosophical discourse.
No geographic location is specified; the verse concerns cosmological time and metaphysical knowledge.
Intellectual humility: understanding reality requires acknowledging limits of comprehension across immense time scales.
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