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The Genealogy of the Pitṛs and the Determination of Śrāddha Times
एते त एकतनवो वर्तन्ते द्विजसत्तमाः । भूर्लोकवासिनां याज्याः स्वर्गलोकनिवासिनः ॥ ब्रह्मपुत्रा मरीच्याद्यास्तेषां याज्या महद्गताः ॥ १३.२७ ॥
ete ta ekatanavo vartante dvijasattamāḥ | bhūrlokavāsināṁ yājyāḥ svargalokanivāsinaḥ || brahmaputrā marīcyādyās teṣāṁ yājyā mahadgatāḥ || 13.27 ||
噢,最胜的再生者啊,这些阶类同具一体之本性而持续运作。居于天界(Svargaloka)者,堪受地界(Bhūrloka)众生之供献;而为彼等,梵天之子——以摩利支(Marīci)为首——已臻大德者,亦同样为应受供养之对象。
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It reflects a Purāṇic systematization of ritual relations across cosmic realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka), integrating cosmology with the social-ritual vocabulary of yājya (eligible recipient of offerings).
No specific terrestrial geographic site is named here; the verse uses cosmological realms (Bhūrloka and Svargaloka) rather than a place identifiable on historical maps.
A philosophical instruction on ordered reciprocity and ritual propriety: offerings and honors are to be directed according to eligibility (yājyatā) within a structured cosmological framework.
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