Varaha Purana 34.11: Adhyaya 34, Shloka 11
Account of the Origin of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Regulations for Śrāddha Offerings
इत्येवं पूजिता यूयमिष्टान् कामान् प्रयच्छत । आयुः कीर्तिं धनं पुत्रान् विद्यामभिजनं स्मृतिम् ॥ ३४.११ ॥
ityevaṁ pūjitā yūyam iṣṭān kāmān prayacchata | āyuḥ kīrtiṁ dhanaṁ putrān vidyām abhijanaṁ smṛtim || 34.11 ||
जब तुम लोगों की पूजा हो जाए, तो वो लोगों की ख्वाहिशें पूरी करें। लंबी उम्र, बढ़ी, पैसा, बेटे, पढ़ाई, अच्छा खानदान और अच्छी यादाश।
Varāha (default primary instructor framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic rhetorical pattern where ritual honor (pūjā) is linked to socially valued outcomes (longevity, reputation, prosperity, learning), offering evidence for how Sanskrit narrative texts encode normative aspirations in early medieval South Asia.
No explicit place-name appears in this verse fragment; it functions as a general formula of requested boons rather than a statement tied to a specific sacred geography.
The verse foregrounds reciprocity and social order: proper honoring of respected beings (pūjā) is presented as the condition for receiving legitimate, culturally approved aims (life, learning, prosperity, and remembrance).
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