Varaha Purana 217.23: Adhyaya 217, Shloka 23
Eulogy of the Merits (Phalaśruti) of the Dharāṇī-Varāha Dialogue
अपुत्रस्य भवेत्पुत्रः सपौत्रस्य सुपौत्रकः ॥ यस्येदं लिखितं गेहे तिष्ठेत्सम्पूज्यते सदा ॥
aputrasya bhavet putraḥ sapautrasya supautrakaḥ || yasyedaṃ likhitaṃ gehe tiṣṭhet sampūjyate sadā ||
जिसके बेटा नहीं है उसका बेटा हो जाता है। जिसके पोता है उसका पोता भी हो जाता है। जिसके घर में यह लिखा हुआ रहता है और उसकी हमेशा पूजा होती है।
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It is relevant to manuscript studies: it explicitly references a written copy kept in a household and honored, indicating the social life of manuscripts beyond temple or court settings.
No geographic location is specified; the setting is domestic (geha).
The verse promotes care and honor of written knowledge artifacts, aligning household stewardship with cultural continuity.
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