Varaha Purana 187.51: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 51
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
Uttara Bhāga · Dharma-śāstric Counsel and Ancestral Lineage (Putra–Pautra Discourse)
पूजयित्वा तु देवांश्च दत्त्वा दानं त्वनेकशः ॥ हुत्वाग्निं विधिवच्चैव स्वर्गं तु लभते नरः
pūjayitvā tu devāṁś ca dattvā dānaṁ tv anekaśaḥ | hutvāgniṁ vidhivac caiva svargaṁ tu labhate naraḥ ||
pUjayitvA tu devAMshcha dattvA dAnaM tvanekashaH || hutvAgniM vidhivachchaiva svargaM tu labhate naraH
भगवान की पूजा करो। बार-बार दान दो। अग्नि में सही विधि से आहुति डालो। ऐसा करने वाला इंसान स्वर्ग पहुँचता है।
Sandhi Notes
- devāṁś ca = devān + ca
- tv anekaśaḥ = tu + anekaśaḥ
- hutvāgniṁ = hutvā + agnim
- vidhivac caiva = vidhivat + ca + eva
Narrator
Svarga is presented as the karmic fruit of disciplined worship, generosity, and correct ritual action.
Integrate three supports: (1) regular deva-pūjā, (2) proportionate dāna (anna, vastra, go, gold, knowledge), (3) homa/offerings as per capacity and tradition—done with śraddhā and correctness.
The verse foregrounds yajña (homa), deva-pūjā, and dāna as a single sacrificial economy—classically aligned with Yajña-Varāha as the embodiment of sacrifice that upholds worlds.
Implicit (not described here): Varāha as yajña-personified, where offerings and order (vidhi) sustain cosmic stability.
Karma-kāṇḍa yields svarga (finite fruit); higher discernment later redirects from svarga to mokṣa—yet dharmic action purifies and prepares the mind (citta-śuddhi).
Worship of devas, repeated dāna, and properly performed homa/offerings—done according to vidhi—are stated to lead to svarga.
Observance yields heavenly attainment (svarga); omission/incorrect performance implies diminished puṇya and loss of the stated fruit.
Varāha Purāṇa: dharma sections praising dāna and yajña fruits
FAQs
It reflects a classical Purāṇic synthesis of household piety—pūjā, dāna, and homa—presented as culturally normative pathways to posthumous merit.
No specific location is named in this verse; it concerns general ritual-ethical conduct.
To combine devotion, generosity, and properly performed ritual action as a disciplined ethical-religious life.
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