Varaha Purana 187.79: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 79
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युः ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च ॥ मोक्षः कर्मविशेषेण प्रायश्चित्तेन च ध्रुवम् ॥
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya ca || mokṣaḥ karmaviśeṣeṇa prāyaścittena ca dhruvam ||
ജനിച്ചവന് മരണം നിശ്ചയം; മരിച്ചവന് ജന്മവും നിശ്ചയം. പ്രത്യേക കർമങ്ങളാലും പ്രായശ്ചിത്തത്താലും മോക്ഷം നിശ്ചയമായും ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Varāha (default narrative voice, speaker not explicit in fragment)
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It compresses key doctrinal themes—mortality, rebirth, and liberation—into a formulaic statement typical of dharma-oriented Purāṇic teaching.
No geographic location is mentioned.
To recognize the certainty of death and rebirth, and to pursue disciplined action and corrective practices (prāyaścitta) as part of a liberation-oriented life.
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