Varaha Purana 7.23: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 23
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
तीर्थप्रभाव एषोऽस्मिन् ब्रह्मघ्नस्यापि तत्सुतः । पुतः पिण्डप्रदानेन कुर्यादुद्धरणं पुनः ॥ ७.२३ ॥
tīrthaprabhāva eṣo 'smin brahmaghnasyāpi tatsutaḥ | putaḥ piṇḍapradānena kuryād uddharaṇaṃ punaḥ || 7.23 ||
इस तीर्थ में इतनी ताकत है कि बड़े पाप करने वाले का बेटा भी साफ हो सकता है। पिंड दाने से वो भी अपने पुरखों को मुक्ति दिलवा सकता है। यहाँ सब का उद्धार होता है।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic framework where tīrthas (pilgrimage sites) and śrāddha-related rites are presented as culturally sanctioned means of social-ritual restoration, including for lineages associated with grave transgressions.
No specific tīrtha name appears in this isolated verse; it refers generically to “this” sacred place, which would be identifiable from the surrounding verses in Adhyāya 7.
The verse foregrounds ritual responsibility toward ancestors (piṇḍa offerings) and presents purification and uplift as attainable through prescribed acts, emphasizing restorative ethics rather than irrevocable stigma.
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