Varaha Purana 193.49: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 49
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
तपो वा विपुलं तप्त्वा दत्त्वा दानमनुत्तमम् ॥ अपुत्रो नाप्नुयात्स्वर्गं यथा तात मया श्रुतम्
tapo vā vipulaṁ taptvā dattvā dānam anuttamam || aputro nāpnuyāt svargaṁ yathā tāta mayā śrutam
कितना भी तपस्या कर लो, कितना भी दान दे दो। बेटा, जो इंसान के बेटे नहीं, वो स्वर्ग नहीं पा सकता। यह मैंने सुना है।
Vaiśampāyana (implied by narrative sequence)
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It documents a lineage-centered soteriological idea present in some Dharma and Purāṇic sources, useful for historians studying family structure and ritual economy in premodern South Asia.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The verse foregrounds a traditional claim linking familial continuity with posthumous attainment, alongside the acknowledged value of austerity and charity.
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