Varaha Purana 187.15: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 15
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
सर्वं तज्जलपूर्णं तु न चाज्ञायते किञ्चन ॥ वटमेकं वर्जयित्वा विष्णुमूलं यशोद्रुमम् ॥
sarvaṃ taj jalapūrṇaṃ tu na cājñāyate kiñcana || vaṭam ekaṃ varjayitvā viṣṇumūlaṃ yaśodrumam ||
सब जगह पानी भर गया था, कुछ भी दिखाई नहीं देता था। बस एक पेड़ दिखाई दिया, एक बड़ा बरगद का पेड़। वो विष्णु की जड़ से निकला था, बहुत बड़ा और बढ़िया पेड़ था।
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The “single banyan” motif parallels broader South Asian cosmological symbolism where a tree persists through dissolution, serving as a narrative anchor for continuity.
No explicit site is named; the tree functions as a cosmological symbol rather than a localized landmark.
Implicitly, it elevates the tree as a bearer of continuity and memory—supporting later Purāṇic valorizations of protecting significant natural entities.
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