Varaha Purana 34.10 — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 10
Account of the Origin of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Regulations for Śrāddha Offerings
anAhitAgnayo ye cha brahmakShatravisho narAH | svakAlinaste.archayantu lokAgnipurataH sadA || 34.10 ||
ຜູ້ຄົນ—ພຣາຫມະນະ, ກະສັດຕະຣິຍະ, ແລະ ວິສະ—ຜູ້ທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຕັ້ງໄຟບູຊາ (anāhita-agni) ຄວນບູຊາຕາມເວລາອັນຄວນຂອງຕົນ ໂດຍສະເໝີ ຢູ່ໜ້າໄຟໂລກ (lokāgni).
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Subject Matter: []
Primary Rasa: śānta
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 34.34.9-12 (eligibility and pitṛ-path context)
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