Varaha Purana 187.52: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 52
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
पुत्रेण लभते येन पौरत्रेण च पितामहाः ॥ अथ पुत्रस्य पौरत्रेण मोदन्ते प्रपितामहाः
putreṇa labhate yena pautreṇa ca pitāmahāḥ | atha putrasya pautreṇa modante prapitāmahāḥ ||
పుత్రునివలన యేన లాభము కలుగునో ఆ ఫలము లభించును; పౌత్రునివలన పితామహులు ఉపకృతులగుదురు. మరల పుత్రుని పౌత్రునివలన ప్రపితామహులు ఆనందింతురు.
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It documents a widespread Purāṇic and Dharma-śāstric valuation of lineage continuity, linking family structure to ancestral well-being and social stability.
No geographic location is named; the verse is genealogical and ethical in scope.
It emphasizes intergenerational responsibility and continuity, presenting descendants as contributors to ancestral fulfillment.
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