Varaha Purana 187.56: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 56
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
नारद उवाच ॥ निमे शृणु महाप्राज्ञ शोकमुत्सृज्य दूरतः ॥ अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावान्नावबुध्यसे
nārada uvāca | nime śṛṇu mahāprājña śokam utsṛjya dūrataḥ | aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṁ prajñāvān nāvabudhyase ||
नारद बोले, सुन निमि, तू बहुत समझदार है। अपना दुख दूर कर दे। तू उनके लिए रो रहा है जिनके लिए रोना नहीं चाहिए। तू खुद को समझदार समझता है, पर समझ में नहीं आ रहा।
Nārada
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It exemplifies a didactic style common to Purāṇic and epic literature, where a sage reframes personal sorrow through philosophical vocabulary of discernment.
No geographic location is identified; the verse is a direct ethical-philosophical address.
To restrain grief through discrimination (prajñā), recognizing that some objects of sorrow are philosophically misplaced.
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