Varaha Purana 13.39: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 39
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
अमावस्या यदा पुष्ये रौद्रेऽथार्क्षे पुनर्वसौ । द्वादशाब्दं तथा तृप्तिं प्रयान्ति पितरोऽर्च्चिताः ॥ १३.३९ ॥
amāvasyā yadā puṣye raudre ’thārkṣe punarvasau | dvādaśābdaṃ tathā tṛptiṃ prayānti pitaro ’rccitāḥ || 13.39 ||
जेव्हा अमावस्या पुष्य, रौद्र, आर्क्ष किंवा पुनर्वसू नक्षत्री येते, तेव्हा विधिपूर्वक पूजिलेले पितर बारा वर्षे तृप्त राहतात।
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ritual timing (tithi–nakṣatra coordination) with ancestral observances, aligning popular devotional practice with calendrical astronomy found across late-ancient Sanskrit ritual literature.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily calendrical (tithi and nakṣatra) rather than place-based sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes conscientious remembrance and honoring of ancestors through properly timed rites, presenting this as a cultural-ethical duty linked to familial continuity and gratitude.
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