Varaha Purana 155.67 — Adhyaya 155, Shloka 67
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
पितरस्तारितास्तेन सदैव प्रपितामहाः
pitaras tāritās tena sadaiva prapitāmahāḥ
அவனால் பித்ருக்கள் கரை சேர்க்கப்படுவர்; அதுபோலப் பிரபிதாமகர்களும் எப்போதும் கரை சேர்க்கப்படுவர்.
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None (result-statement fragment continuing the instruction to Earth in context)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"None","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":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"Proper performance of the stated rite (contextually śrāddha/vṛṣotsarga) results in deliverance of pitṛs including great-grandfathers.","karmic_consequence":"Ancestors (pitaraḥ) and prapitāmahas are ‘tāritāḥ’—uplifted/delivered; failure implies missed ancestral benefit (implied)."}
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":"karmic continuity / pitṛ-ṛṇa","core_concept":"Merit can be intentionally transferred through dharmic rites, honoring the debt to ancestors and sustaining lineage welfare.","practical_application":"Maintain regular śrāddha and prescribed rites with sincerity, viewing them as ethical-spiritual duties, not mere formalities."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ancestral Rites","Karmic Consequence"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: karuṇa
Type: None
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 155.74 (vṛṣotsarga and Kārttikā śrāddha as the causal acts for this result)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A concluding assurance: the ancestors—fathers and great-grandfathers—are shown receiving uplift from the performer’s rite.","item_prompts":["subtle pitṛ figures receiving offerings","piṇḍa and water libation imagery","ancestral lineage motif (three generations)","calm, blessing-like atmosphere"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: pitṛs depicted as luminous ancestral beings receiving offerings; stylized ritual items; subdued sacred palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ancestral figures with gold halos; offerings highlighted in gold; iconic, frontal arrangement.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle, dignified ancestral presence; soft shading; focus on ritual sincerity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari: delicate, airy depiction of ancestors above a riverside rite; poetic minimalism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"conclusive, reassuring","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, affirming"}
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: individual merit or righteous conduct is framed as benefiting one’s ancestral lineage, paralleling broader South Asian traditions of pitṛ-related ethics and remembrance.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
The passage emphasizes intergenerational consequence: virtuous action (or a meritorious agent) is described as bringing benefit even to one’s ancestors.
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