Varaha Purana 14.14: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 14
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
विष्टारार्थं कुशान् दत्त्वा सम्पूज्यार्घविधानतः । कुर्यादावाहनं प्राज्ञो देवानां तदनुज्ञया ॥ १४.१४ ॥
viṣṭārārthaṃ kuśān dattvā sampūjyārghavidhānataḥ | kuryād āvāhanaṃ prājño devānāṃ tad-anujñayā || 14.14 ||
कुशा घास बिछा के जगह साफ करो। फिर अर्घ्य दे के देवताओं का स्वागत करो। उनकी परमिशन से आवाहन करो, यह समझदारी का काम है।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; speaker not explicit in excerpt)
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It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic-era domestic/temple ritual practice, especially the sequencing of space-preparation (kuśa placement), arghya-offering protocol, and formal invocation (āvāhana).
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it is framed as a general ritual instruction rather than a site-specific māhātmya passage.
To conduct ritual actions with procedural care (vidhi) and restraint—invoking deities only after proper preparation and with due assent, emphasizing disciplined practice rather than coercive religiosity.
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