Varaha Purana 13.25: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 25
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एते स्म पितरः श्राद्धे योगिनां योगवर्द्धनाः । आप्यायितास्तु ते पूर्वं योगं योगबले रतौ ॥ १३.२५ ॥
ete sma pitaraḥ śrāddhe yogināṃ yogavarddhanāḥ | āpyāyitāstu te pūrvaṃ yogaṃ yogabale ratau || 13.25 ||
Merekalah sesungguhnya Pitṛ dalam upacara śrāddha, yang menambah dan mengembangkan yoga para yogin. Setelah mereka dipuaskan terlebih dahulu, mereka pula menyuburkan yoga bagi orang yang bersuka dalam kekuatan yoga.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis in which domestic ritual culture (śrāddha for ancestors) is presented as compatible with, and supportive of, ascetic or contemplative ideals (yoga), illustrating how multiple life-practices were integrated within Sanskrit ethical literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; the focus is ritual and ethical rather than topographical.
The verse foregrounds reciprocity and continuity: properly performed ancestral offerings are portrayed as strengthening the practitioner’s disciplined life (yoga), emphasizing sustained ethical-ritual responsibility alongside spiritual practice.
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