Varaha Purana 149.87: Adhyaya 149, Shloka 87
The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
सकुल्यास्तारितास्तेन सप्त सप्त च सप्त च ॥ एतत्ते कथितं भद्रे द्वारकायाः सुनिश्चितम् ॥
sakulyās tāritās tena sapta sapta ca sapta ca || etat te kathitaṁ bhadre dvārakāyāḥ suniścayam ||
Wraz z jego krewnymi, oni są przeprawieni przez niego, siedem, i siedem, i siedem pokoleń. To zostało ci powiedziane, o pomyślna, jako ustalona prawda dotycząca Dwaraki.
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It illustrates the Purāṇic social imagination where religious acts are framed as benefiting kin groups across multiple generations, reflecting family-centered ritual economies.
Dvārakā is explicitly named; in scholarship it is associated with the western Indian coastal region in Gujarat, linked to extensive Purāṇic and epic traditions.
Personal disciplined practice is presented as having broader communal/lineage implications, encouraging responsibility beyond the individual.
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