Varaha Purana 71.45: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 45
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सिंहस्थे च गुरौ तत्र यो गच्छति समाहितः । स्नात्वा च विधिना तत्र पितॄन् स्तर्पयते तथा ॥ ७१.४५ ॥
siṁhasthe ca gurau tatra yo gacchati samāhitaḥ | snātvā ca vidhinā tatra pitṝn tarpayate tathā || 71.45 ||
जब गुरु लियो में हो, जो शख़ वहाँ जाता है और ध्यान से नहाता है। विधि के हिसाब से नहाके वो अपने पुरखों को पानी से तृप्त करता है।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not present in the fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic pattern of linking calendrical/astral markers (e.g., Jupiter’s placement) with pilgrimage timing and ritual efficacy, offering evidence for the integration of sacred geography, ritual bathing, and ancestor rites in medieval Sanskrit textual culture.
The verse says “tatra” (“there”) without naming the site in this fragment; identification requires the immediately surrounding verses of Adhyāya 71, which typically specify a tīrtha (pilgrimage place) being discussed.
The passage emphasizes disciplined intentionality (samāhita—composed attention) and adherence to proper procedure (vidhi) when undertaking culturally significant rites such as bathing observances and offerings for ancestors.
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