Varaha Purana 187.54: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 54
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
जगाम तापसारण्यं ऋष्याश्रमविभूषितम् ॥ सर्वकामयुतं रम्यं बहुपुष्पफलोदकम्
jagāma tāpasāraṇyaṁ ṛṣyāśramavibhūṣitam | sarvakāmayutaṁ ramyaṁ bahupuṣpaphalodakam ||
वो रिशियों के जंगल में गया। वहाँ आश्रम थे, फूल थे, फल थे, पानी था। सब कुछ था जो दिल माँगे।
Narrative voice; default dialogue frame: Varāha → Pṛthivī
FAQs
It preserves a literary model of the āśrama as a cultural institution—both a pedagogical space and an idealized ecological habitat in Sanskrit narrative.
The verse mentions a generic ‘tāpasāraṇya’ and ‘ṛṣi-āśrama’ rather than a named, identifiable toponym.
It implicitly values restrained living and learning in a nature-integrated setting, aligning human conduct with a cultivated landscape.
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