Varaha Purana 14.46 — Adhyaya 14, Shloka 46
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
विश्वेदेवाः सपितरस्तथा मातामहाः द्विज । कुलं चाप्यायते पुंसां सर्वं श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वताम् ॥ १४.४६ ॥
viśvedevāḥ sapitaras tathā mātāmahā dvija | kulaṃ cāpyāyate puṃsāṃ sarvaṃ śrāddhaṃ prakurvatām || 14.46 ||
Wahai yang dua kali lahir, dengan melaksanakan śrāddha para Viśvedevas, para Pitṛ, dan para mātāmaha menjadi puas. Dan bagi para pria yang menunaikan seluruh śrāddha dengan benar, segenap garis keturunannya pun terpelihara dan berkembang.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not provided in excerpt)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":true,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"reassured","key_question":"What is the broader fruit of śrāddha—who is satisfied, and how does it benefit one’s lineage?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"By duly performing all śrāddhas, one satisfies Viśvedevas, Pitṛs, and maternal grandfathers, and one’s whole lineage is nourished.","karmic_consequence":"Faithful performance yields familial flourishing (kula-āpyāyana) and divine/ancestral favor; neglect leads to weakened lineage support and reduced auspiciousness."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"integrative dharma (cosmic-social)","core_concept":"Śrāddha links the cosmic (Viśvedevas), ancestral (Pitṛs), and familial (kula) into one circuit of nourishment.","practical_application":"Treat śrāddha as investment in intergenerational well-being: regularity, completeness, and inclusion of maternal line."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Culture","Ancestral Commemoration"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: social-sacred continuum
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 14.14.43 (pitṛya and mātāmaha śrāddha); Varāha Purāṇa 14.14.45 (avoidances to preserve efficacy)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A completed śrāddha: Viśvedevas and Pitṛs are shown as luminous presences receiving offerings, while the family tree/lineage symbolically blossoms behind the performer.","item_prompts":["upper register: Viśvedevas as radiant figures","Pitṛs as serene ancestral forms","offering tray with piṇḍa and water","family members behind","tree/vine motif representing kula thriving"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: tiered composition—ritual below, luminous deities/ancestors above; a stylized flowering tree behind; warm sacred palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-leaf halos for Viśvedevas; ornate arch framing; lineage tree rendered with decorative richness; auspicious symmetry.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: soft glow around ancestral figures; detailed ritual implements; elegant, auspicious domestic setting.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: lyrical scene with a blossoming tree and subtle celestial band above; clear narrative of offerings leading to family prosperity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory-serene","suggested_raga":"Madhyamāvati (auspicious closure)","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"warm, assuring, concluding"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstra-aligned theme: śrāddha as a socially stabilizing practice that links householders to ancestral lineages and to broader ritual cosmologies (e.g., Pitṛs and the Viśvedevas).
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ritual-ethical (śrāddha and its beneficiaries) rather than sacred geography.
The verse recommends conscientious performance of śrāddha as a cultural-ethical duty, presented as beneficial to ancestors (including maternal lineage) and as supportive of familial continuity and well-being.
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