Varaha Purana 187.90: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 90
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
स्नेहं सर्वेषु संयम्य बुद्धिं धर्मे नियोजयेत् ॥ धर्मलोक हितार्थाय शृणु सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥
snehaṃ sarveṣu saṃyamya buddhiṃ dharme niyojayet | dharmaloka hitārthāya śṛṇu satyaṃ bravīmy aham ||
सबसे प्यार कम करो, अपने दिमाग को धरम में लगाओ। धरम से दुनिया ठीक होती है। अब सच सुनो, मैं जो बोल रहा हूँ वो सच है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
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The verse articulates a classical ethical program: emotional regulation (saṃyama) paired with cognitive orientation (buddhi in dharma), framed as beneficial to social order (hita).
No specific geographic site is identified; the term dharmaloka is conceptual rather than topographical.
Restrain indiscriminate attachment and direct one’s discernment toward dharma for the sake of collective welfare.
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