Varaha Purana 13.40: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 40
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
वासवाजैकपादर्क्षे पितॄणां तृप्तिमिच्छताम् । वारुणे चाप्यमावास्या देवानामपि दुर्लभा ॥ १३.४० ॥
vāsavājai-kapādarkṣe pitṝṇāṃ tṛptim icchatām | vāruṇe cāpy amāvāsyā devānām api durlabhā || 13.40 ||
Dla tych, którzy pragną zadowolenia Pitṛów, czas gdy gwiazdozbiór księżycowy to Vāsava-Āja-Ekapād jest szczególnie skuteczny. A dzień nowiu przypadający pod gwiazdą Vāruṇa jest rzadki nawet dla Dewów.
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It reflects a Purāṇic ritual-calendar tradition that correlates ancestral rites (pitṛ-related observances) with specific nakṣatras and tithis, illustrating how time-reckoning and ritual practice were textually systematized.
No geographic site is explicitly named in this verse; it focuses on calendrical timing (nakṣatra and amāvāsyā) rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes disciplined attentiveness to appropriate timing for ancestral remembrance and offerings, framing ethical care for lineage and social continuity through regulated ritual practice.
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