Varaha Purana 3.24: Adhyaya 3, Shloka 24
Nārada’s Account of a Former Birth and a Hymn to Nārāyaṇa
नारं पानीयमित्युक्तं तं पितॄणां सदा भवान् । ददाति तेन ते नाम नारदेति भविष्यति ॥ ३.२४ ॥
nāraṃ pānīyam ity uktaṃ taṃ pitṝṇāṃ sadā bhavān | dadāti tena te nāma nāradeti bhaviṣyati || 3.24 ||
“‘Nāra’ dikatakan bermaksud ‘air’ (pānīya). Oleh sebab engkau senantiasa mempersembahkan air kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur), maka namamu akan menjadi ‘Nārada’.”
Varāha (default, speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a Purāṇic-style nirukti (etymological explanation) linking a sage-name to ritual practice, illustrating how Sanskrit literary traditions often embed cultural memory through word-derivation narratives.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is lexical (nāra = water) and ritual (offerings to Pitṛs).
It highlights sustained responsibility toward ancestral remembrance through regular offerings (tarpaṇa), presenting continuity of care and gratitude as a cultural-ethical principle.
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