Varaha Purana 8.35: Adhyaya 8, Shloka 35
Dialogue on the Ethical Limits of Subsistence and the Five Great Sacrifices
Dharmavyādha, Mātaṅga, and Prasanna
एतेषामेकमप्यत्र कुर्वन्नपि न दृश्यते । तद्गृहं गन्तुमिच्छामि पितॄणां श्राद्धकाम्यया ॥ ८.३५ ॥
eteṣām ekam apy atra kurvann api na dṛśyate | tad gṛhaṃ gantum icchāmi pitṝṇāṃ śrāddha-kāmyayā || 8.35 ||
इन सब में से एक भी काम करने से रिज़ल्ट नहीं दिख रहा। मैं अपने पूर्वजों के लिए श्राद्ध करना चाहता हूँ। इसलिए मैं उस घर जाना चाहता हूँ।
Pṛthivī (default speaker assignment; explicit speaker not provided in the fragment)
Where can śrāddha be performed effectively, and what conditions make a household spiritually ‘fruitful’ for Pitṛ offerings?
concerned and discerning
Śrāddha should be sought/performed in a household where proper ācāra, deva-pūjā, and atithi-tarpaṇa are actually present; otherwise rites may be fruitless.
Performing śrāddha in a dharmic setting yields Pitṛ satisfaction and merit; performing amid neglect/impurity risks diminished or nullified fruit and continued ancestral dissatisfaction.
Kriyā (rite) bears fruit when supported by ācāra (conduct) and śraddhā (intent); place and people matter in dharma.
Choose qualified brāhmaṇas/hosts and a pure setting for śrāddha; cultivate daily dharma so occasional rites are not hollow.
Varāha Purāṇa 8.8.34 (criteria: ācāra, deva-pūjā, atithi-tarpaṇa)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic framing of śrāddha (ancestral rites) as a culturally embedded practice, indicating how ritual efficacy and appropriate venue were discussed within Sanskrit narrative-didactic literature.
No specific place-name is stated in this verse; it only references 'that household' (tad gṛham). Any precise geographic identification would require surrounding verses.
The verse emphasizes intentionality and appropriateness in performing ancestral rites—seeking a suitable setting and purpose (śrāddha-kāmyayā) rather than treating ritual action as mechanically effective everywhere.
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