Varaha Purana 75.72: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 72
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
सम्यगिष्ट्वा च भुक्त्वा च पितृदेवार्चने रताः । गृहाश्रमपरास्तत्र विनीताः अतिथिप्रियाः ॥ ७५.७२ ॥
samyagiṣṭvā ca bhuktvā ca pitṛdevārcane ratāḥ | gṛhāśramaparās tatra vinītā atithipriyāḥ || 75.72 ||
ಯಥಾವಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಯಜ್ಞಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿ ಭೋಜನಮಾಡಿ, ಅವರು ಪಿತೃ-ದೇವಾರ್ಚನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು; ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಗೃಹಾಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಾಯಣರು, ವಿನೀತರು, ಅತಿಥಿ-ಸತ್ಕಾರಪ್ರಿಯರು।
Varāha (default speaker in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"सम्यगिष्ट्वा भुक्त्वा च पितृदेवार्चन-पराः स्युः; गृहस्थाः विनीताः अतिथिपूजन-प्रियाः।","karmic_consequence":"देव-पितृतर्पणेन कुलक्षेम-पुण्यवृद्धिः; अतिथिसत्कारात् यशः-स्वर्ग्यफलम्; उपेक्षायां पितृदोष/अधर्मफलम्।"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"Ritual-ethics integration","core_concept":"यज्ञ-भोग-पूजा-सेवा—एतेषां समन्वयेन गृहस्थधर्मः पूर्णः।","practical_application":"नित्यदेवपूजा, पितृतर्पण/श्राद्ध-श्रद्धा, अतिथ्यं, भोजन-पूर्वोत्तर-शौचाचारः।"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Dharmaśāstra (social conduct)","Householder life (gṛhastha)","Ritual culture"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: श्रद्धा
Type: Domestic sacred space
Related Themes: 75.75.71 (सदाचार); 75.75.73 (यम-नियम-दानेन शुद्धिः)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"गृहस्थ-गृहाङ्गणे यज्ञकुण्ड-निकटे दम्पती देव-पितृपूजां कृत्वा, अतिथिं आसने उपवेशयन्ति; भोजनानन्तर शान्त-पूजा।","item_prompts":["यज्ञकुण्ड/अग्नि","पितृतर्पण-पात्र (अर्घ्यपात्र)","देवप्रतिमा/दीप","अतिथि-आसन","अन्नपात्र/भोजन","गृहस्थ-वेष (धोती/साड़ी)"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"केरल-म्यूरल—दीपप्रभा, लाल-हरित-पीत वर्ण, गृहस्थ-पूजा दृश्ये स्पष्ट मुद्राः।","tanjore_prompt":"तंजावूर—दीप-स्वर्णाभा, देवप्रतिमायाः स्वर्णपत्र-उज्ज्वलता, अतिथि-सत्कार-समृद्धि।","mysore_prompt":"मैसूर—सूक्ष्म अलंकरण, गृहाङ्गण-स्थापत्य, मृदु प्रकाश-छाया।","pahari_prompt":"पहाड़ी—सरल गृहदृश्य, कोमल रंग, अतिथि-सेवा में सौम्य भाव।"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"श्रद्धामय, गृह्य-धर्मोपदेश","suggested_raga":"श्री","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"स्नेहयुक्त परन्तु नियमबद्ध, स्पष्ट"}
FAQs
It reflects a normative Purāṇic portrait of gṛhastha life: ritual obligation (yajña), regulated consumption (bhuktvā), and sustained domestic piety through ancestor and deity veneration, alongside social duties such as hospitality.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it describes an ethical-social setting (“tatra”) rather than a clearly identified sacred geography.
To integrate disciplined household life with proper ritual performance, respectful remembrance of ancestors and gods, and a culture of hospitality toward guests.
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