Varaha Purana 19.5: Adhyaya 19, Shloka 5
The Glory of Lunar Days: The Pratipadā Observance and the Merit of Hearing Agni’s Origin
तस्यां तिथौ हविष्येण प्राजापत्येन मूर्तिना । होष्यन्ति तेषां प्रीताः स्युः पितरः सर्वदेवताः ॥ १९.५ ॥
tasyāṁ tithau haviṣyeṇa prājāpatyena mūrtinā | hoṣyanti teṣāṁ prītāḥ syuḥ pitaraḥ sarvadevatāḥ || 19.5 ||
उस दिन हविष्य से हवन करना, प्रजापति के रूप में। जब यह करेंगे, तो पितर और सारे देवता खुश हो जाएंगे।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects the Purāṇic synthesis of ritual calendars (tithi observances) with ancestral rites (Pitṛ-related offerings), showing continuity with broader śrāddha and yajña traditions documented in Dharma-śāstra and ancillary ritual literature.
No geographic location is specified in this verse fragment; the focus is on a calendrical marker (tithi) and a ritual procedure (prājāpatya-form offering).
The passage emphasizes responsible continuity of familial and social duty through prescribed offerings—framed as a disciplined practice that cultivates gratitude and remembrance toward ancestors and acknowledges a wider sacral order (deities).
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