Varaha Purana 155.67: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 67
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
पितरस्तारितास्तेन सदैव प्रपितामहाः
pitaras tāritās tena sadaiva prapitāmahāḥ
اسی کے ذریعے پِتَر (آبائی ارواح) یقیناً نجات پا گئے؛ اور ہمیشہ کی طرح پردادا (پراپِتامہ) بھی۔
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"earth_interaction":"None (result-statement fragment continuing the instruction to Earth in context)."}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
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}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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
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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