Varaha Purana 13.10: Adhyaya 13, Shloka 10
The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
गौरमुख उवाच । एते हि पितरो नाम प्रोच्यन्ते वेदवादिभिः । सर्ववर्णेषु सामान्याः उताहोस्मित् पृथक् पृथक् ॥ १३.१० ॥
gauramukha uvāca | ete hi pitaro nāma procyante vedavādibhiḥ | sarvavarṇeṣu sāmānyā utāhosvit pṛthak pṛthak || 13.10 ||
โคระมุขะกล่าวว่า “บรรดาผู้แสดงพระเวทเรียกท่านเหล่านี้ว่า ‘ปิตฤ’ พวกท่านเป็นของร่วมกันแก่ทุกวรรณะ หรือแยกต่างหากตามแต่ละวรรณะกันแน่?”
Gauramukha
FAQs
It reflects a common Purāṇic–Dharmaśāstra concern: how Vedic-derived categories (here, pitṛs/ancestors) are to be understood across social groupings, indicating an attempt to systematize ritual and lineage concepts within a broader normative framework.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a conceptual question about the classification of pitṛs across varṇas.
Rather than issuing a direct injunction, the verse frames an ethical-ritual inquiry: whether ancestral obligations and the concept of pitṛs apply universally across varṇas or differ by social grouping—an issue tied to equitable applicability and correct ritual understanding.
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