Varaha Purana 13.52: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 52
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
अपि धन्यः कुले जायादस्माकं मतिमान् नरः । अकुर्वन् वित्तशाठ्यं यः पिण्डान् यो निर्वपिष्यति ॥ १३.५२ ॥
api dhanyaḥ kule jāyād asmākaṃ matimān naraḥ | akurvan vittaśāṭhyaṃ yaḥ piṇḍān yo nirvapiṣyati || 13.52 ||
まことに我らの家系に、幸いにして分別ある人が生まれますように——財に関して欺きをなさず、祖霊への供物たるピṇḍa（食の団子）を正しく捧げる者が。
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It reflects a common Purāṇic concern with household ethics and ancestral rites, linking social virtue (non-deceit in wealth) with continuity of family ritual obligations (piṇḍa-offerings).
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ethical-ritual conduct within a family lineage.
To avoid financial deceit (vittaśāṭhya) and to responsibly maintain ancestral obligations through proper piṇḍa-offerings.
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