Varaha Purana 13.51: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 51
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
पितृगीतास्तथैवात्र श्लोकास्तान् शृणु सत्तम । श्रुत्वा तथैव भविता भाव्यं तत्र विधात्मना ॥ १३.५१ ॥
pitṛgītās tathaivātra ślokās tān śṛṇu sattama | śrutvā tathaiva bhavitā bhāvyaṁ tatra vidhātmanā || 13.51 ||
ഹേ സത്തമാ! ഇവിടെ പിതൃകൾ പാടിയ ആ ശ്ലോകങ്ങൾ കേൾക്കുക. അവ കേട്ടാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ അതനുസരിച്ച് തന്നെയാകും; കാരണം ആ വിഷയത്തിൽ വിധാതാവാണ് ഭാവിയെ നിയോഗിക്കുന്നത്।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic pedagogical model in which authorized tradition (here framed as pitṛ-gīta, ‘ancestral songs’) is preserved through listening and recitation, emphasizing oral-aural transmission within Sanskrit literary culture.
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The verse foregrounds disciplined listening (śravaṇa) to inherited teachings and suggests that one’s disposition and future outcomes are shaped by what one internalizes, framed here under the notion of an ordering principle (vidhātṛ/vidhātman).
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