Varaha Purana 13.14: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 14
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एवं शप्तास्ततस्ते वै ब्रह्मणात्मसमुद्भवाः । सद्यो वंशकरान् पुत्रानुत्पाद्य त्रिदिवं ययुः ॥ १३.१४ ॥
evaṁ śaptās tataḥ te vai brahmaṇātma-samudbhavāḥ | sadyo vaṁśa-karān putrān utpādya tridivaṁ yayuḥ || 13.14 ||
ଏଭଳି ଶପ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଆତ୍ମାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ ସେମାନେ ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ବଂଶ ଚାଲାଇବା ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଇ ପରେ ତ୍ରିଦିବ (ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ)କୁ ଗଲେ।
Varāha (default speaker framework; explicit speaker not indicated in excerpt)
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic narrative pattern in which a curse (śāpa) triggers a transition in cosmic or social order, while ensuring continuity through lineage (vaṁśa), aligning mythic genealogy with cultural memory.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the reference is cosmological (tridiva, “heaven”).
The verse foregrounds continuity and responsibility: even amid adverse circumstances (a curse), the duty of sustaining lineage and social continuity is fulfilled before withdrawal from worldly life.
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