Varaha Purana 13.21: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 21
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
लोकाः सन्तानकाः नाम यत्र तिष्ठन्ति भास्वराः । अमूर्त्तयः पितृगणास्ते वै पुत्राः प्रजापतेः ॥ १३.२१ ॥
lokāḥ santānakā nāma yatra tiṣṭhanti bhāsvarāḥ | amūrttayaḥ pitṛgaṇās te vai putrāḥ prajāpateḥ || 13.21 ||
Ada alam-alam yang dinamai “Santānakā”, tempat para yang bercahaya bersemayam. Kumpulan Pitṛ yang tidak berwujud itu sesungguhnya ialah putera-putera Prajāpati.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in the excerpt)
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It reflects a standard Purāṇic cosmological taxonomy in which specific lokas (realms) are named and populated by classes of beings; it also preserves a genealogical model that links ancestral collectives (Pitṛs) to Prajāpati, a key progenitor figure in early Sanskrit cosmography.
No terrestrial geographic site is identified; the verse refers to a cosmological realm named “Santānakā,” treated as a non-earthly loka in Purāṇic cosmology.
The verse does not present a direct ethical injunction; its philosophical function is classificatory—situating the Pitṛs within an ordered cosmos and lineage, which indirectly supports ancestral remembrance as a culturally embedded practice.
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