Varaha Purana 187.72: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 72
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा पितरं शरणं गतः ॥ ततोऽतिचिन्तयामास वंशकर्त्तारमात्मनः ॥
karmaṇā manasā vācā pitaraṁ śaraṇaṁ gataḥ || tato ’ticintayāmāsa vaṁśakarttāram ātmanaḥ ||
वो अपने बाप के पास गया। अपने काम से, अपने मन से, अपनी ज़बान से उनकी शरण ली। फिर उसने सोचने लगा कि उसका खानदान किसने शुरू किया था।
Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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The verse preserves a dharma-idiom (action–mind–speech) widely used in Indic ethical literature, showing how moral intention and expression are integrated with conduct.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
Ethical alignment is expressed through congruence of deed, thought, and speech, and through honoring familial responsibility and lineage continuity.
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