Varaha Purana 71.46: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 46
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
स्वर्गं गच्छन्ति पितरो निरये पतिता अपि । स्वर्गस्थाः पितरस्तस्य मुक्तिभाजो न संशयः ॥ ७१.४६ ॥
svargaṃ gacchanti pitaro niraye patitā api | svargasthāḥ pitaras tasya muktibhājo na saṃśayaḥ || 71.46 ||
जो पुरखे नरक में फंसे हैं वो भी स्वर्ग पहुँच जाते हैं। उसके स्वर्ग में बैठे पुरखे मुक्ति पा जाते हैं, इसमें कोई शक नहीं।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic literary motif: the efficacy of prescribed rites and merits extending beyond the individual to ancestors, illustrating how Purāṇas integrated ritual culture with broader soteriological claims.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is doctrinal/ritual in focus rather than topographical.
The verse underscores responsibility toward ancestors: one’s meritorious acts (implied by the surrounding pitṛ-context) are presented as benefiting forebears, even if they are described as being in adverse post-mortem conditions.
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