Varaha Purana 14.19: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 19
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
तस्मादभ्यर्चयेत् प्राप्तं श्राद्धकालेऽतिथिं बुधः । श्राद्धक्रियाफलं हन्ति द्विजेन्द्रापूजितोऽतिथिः ॥ १४.१९ ॥
tasmād abhyarcayet prāptaṃ śrāddhakāle 'tithiṃ budhaḥ | śrāddhakriyāphalaṃ hanti dvijendrāpūjito 'tithiḥ || 14.19 ||
Darum soll der Weise den Gast, der zur Zeit des Śrāddha eintrifft, gebührend ehren. Ein nicht geehrter Gast — zumal einer, der als der Vornehmste unter den Dvijas gilt — vernichtet die Frucht der Śrāddha-Handlung.
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It reflects a widely attested dharma discourse in Sanskrit literature where ritual efficacy is linked to social ethics—especially hospitality—showing how śrāddha was framed not only as a rite for ancestors but also as a public ethic of conduct.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is ritual timing (śrāddhakāla) and the social category of the arriving guest.
Honor guests who arrive during śrāddha; neglecting a worthy guest is presented as negating the intended merit of the ritual, emphasizing hospitality as an integral ethical component of rite-performance.
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