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)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"observer","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"prayaschitta","instruction_summary":"Even under curse, continuity of lineage is secured (begetting ‘vaṁśakara’ sons) before departure—implying a dharmic priority on progeny/lineage duties prior to renunciation or ascent.","karmic_consequence":"Proper discharge of lineage-duty mitigates social-ritual rupture; failure would imply interruption of śrāddha rights and ancestral support."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"duty before departure","core_concept":"Dharma is maintained through continuity—responsibility to transmit lineage/ritual capacity precedes withdrawal or higher-world movement.","practical_application":"Before major life transitions (renunciation, travel, death-preparation), settle obligations: dependents, succession, and ritual responsibilities."}
Subject Matter: ["Genealogy","Cosmology","Ethics"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial realm
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 13.13.15-16 (sons perform śrāddha; pitṛs observe piṇḍa)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Cursed Brahmā-born beings quickly beget sons, then ascend toward heaven, leaving the sons on earth as lineage-bearers.","item_prompts":["departing sages with upward movement","newborn/young sons symbolizing vaṁśa","subtle curse motif (dark cloud) fading into ascent","svarga path (light beam)","earthly household/ashram left behind"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: narrative panel with two registers—earthly begetting/lineage below, luminous ascent to svarga above; rich reds/ochres and stylized clouds.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted svarga ascent; sages with halos; sons in foreground with ritual implements hinting future śrāddha.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: elegant transition scene; soft gradients for ascent; emotive restraint on faces; emphasis on continuity and departure.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: airy mountain-sky ascent; delicate family/ashram vignette; lyrical separation mood."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative, fateful","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, storytelling"}
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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