Varaha Purana 207.25: Adhyaya 207, Shloka 25
Section on the ‘Person’ who Entices Beings within the Cycle of Rebirth
यथोक्तं यजमानाश्च सत्रयाजिन एव च ॥ चातुर्मास्यकरा ये च ये द्विजा आहिताग्नयः ॥
yathoktaṃ yajamānāś ca satrayājina eva ca || cāturmāsyakarā ye ca ye dvijā āhitāgnayaḥ ||
जो लोग यज्ञ करते हैं सही तरीके से, वो भी वहाँ नहीं जाते। जो लोग व्रत रखते हैं चार महीने तक, वो भी नहीं जाते। पंडित जो अग्नि स्थापित करते हैं, वो भी उस जगह नहीं जाते।
Yama
FAQs
It indicates the continued prestige of Vedic sacrificial frameworks within Purāṇic literature, preserving terminology for ritual patrons and seasonal rites.
None; the verse is ritual-typological rather than place-based.
Ritual responsibility—performing prescribed rites and maintaining sacred fires—is framed as a merit-bearing discipline.
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