Varaha Purana 13.48: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 48
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
गङ्गासरयूमतवा विपाशां सरस्वतीं नैमिषगोमतीं वा । ततोऽवगाह्यार्चनमादरेण कृत्वा पितॄणामहितानि हन्ति ॥ १३.४८ ॥
gaṅgā-sarayūm athavā vipāśāṃ sarasvatīṃ naimiṣa-gomatīṃ vā | tato ’vagāhyārcanam ādareṇa kṛtvā pitṝṇām ahitāni hanti || 13.48 ||
பின்னர் கங்கை–சரயூவில் அல்லது விபாசா, சரஸ்வதி, அல்லது நைமிஷ–கோமதி தீர்த்தநீரில் முழுகி நீராடி, அக்கறையுடன் அர்ச்சனை செய்தால் பித்ருக்களுக்கு ஏற்பட்ட தீங்குகள் நீங்கும்।
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It preserves a Purāṇic catalogue of major North Indian tīrthas (sacred waters and regions), reflecting the cultural geography through which pilgrimage, ritual bathing, and ancestral rites were conceptually linked in early-medieval Sanskrit literature.
Gaṅgā (Ganges), Sarayū (commonly associated with the Ayodhyā region), Vipāśā (generally identified with the Beas in the Punjab), Sarasvatī (a major sacred river with debated historical courses), Naimiṣa (Naimiṣāraṇya, often placed in present-day Uttar Pradesh), and Gomatī (Gomti River, also in Uttar Pradesh).
The verse frames careful ritual conduct—bathing and respectful worship—as a disciplined practice connected to intergenerational responsibility, presented here as mitigating adverse conditions attributed to one’s ancestors (pitṛs).
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