Varaha Purana 13.27: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 27
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
Pūrva Bhāga · Cosmology and ritual taxonomy (loka-based classifications)
एते त एकतनवो वर्तन्ते द्विजसत्तमाः । भूर्लोकवासिनां याज्याः स्वर्गलोकनिवासिनः ॥ ब्रह्मपुत्रा मरीच्याद्यास्तेषां याज्या महद्गताः ॥ १३.२७ ॥
ete ta ekatanavo vartante dvijasattamāḥ | bhūrlokavāsināṁ yājyāḥ svargalokanivāsinaḥ || brahmaputrā marīcyādyās teṣāṁ yājyā mahadgatāḥ || 13.27 ||
ete ta ekatanavo vartante dbijasattamAH | bhUrlokavAsinAM yAjyAH svargalokanivAsinaH || brahmaputrA marIchyAdyAsteShAM yAjyA mahadgatAH || 13.27 ||
ໂອ ດວິຊະສັດຕະມະ, ລຳດັບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມີສະພາບແທ້ອັນດຽວ ແລະດຳເນີນຕໍ່ໄປ. ຜູ້ຢູ່ໃນສະວັກຄະໂລກ ເໝາະສົມເປັນຜູ້ຮັບບູຊາຈາກຊາວພູຣໂລກ; ແລະສຳລັບເຂົາເຈົ້າ ບຸດຂອງພຣະພຣະຫມາ ເຊັ່ນ ມະຣີຈິ ເປັນຕົ້ນ ຜູ້ບັນລຸຄວາມຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ກໍເໝາະສົມເປັນຜູ້ຮັບບູຊາເຊັ່ນກັນ.
Sandhi Notes
- भूर्लोकवासिनाम् = भूः + लोक + वासिनाम् (समास/सन्धि)
- स्वर्गलोकनिवासिनः = स्वर्ग + लोक + निवासिनः
- मरीच्याद्याः = मरीचि + आद्याः
- महद्गताः = महत् + गताः
- एते त = एते ते (पाठभेद/सन्धिविच्छेद)
Varāha
Analytical, seeking classification of recipients across realms
Who are the proper recipients (yājya) of offerings across Bhūrloka and Svargaloka, and how do Brahmā’s sons like Marīci fit into this ritual-cosmic taxonomy?
Diverse orders function as ‘one essential form’ (ekatanutva): a unified cosmic body where giving flows appropriately between realms and through primordial sages.
Perform rites with right ‘addressing’ (saṅkalpa and recipient fitness), seeing offerings as participation in a unified cosmic network rather than isolated transactions.
Offerings from Bhūrloka-dwellers are properly directed to Svargaloka-dwellers; additionally, exalted Brahmā-putras (Marīci and others) are designated as great recipients within this hierarchy.
Correctly identifying and honoring proper recipients aligns the rite with cosmic order and yields higher merit; misdirection weakens ritual fruit and disrupts intended pitṛ/deva linkage.
Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.25–26 (śrāddha for yogins; pitṛ satisfaction)
FAQs
It reflects a Purāṇic systematization of ritual relations across cosmic realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka), integrating cosmology with the social-ritual vocabulary of yājya (eligible recipient of offerings).
No specific terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse uses cosmological realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka) rather than a place identifiable on historical maps.
A philosophical instruction on ordered reciprocity and ritual propriety: offerings and honors are to be directed according to eligibility (yājyatā) within a structured cosmological framework.
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