Varaha Purana 14.22: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 22
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
वैवस्वताय चैवान्या तृतीया दीयताहुतिः । हुतावशिष्टमल्पाल्पं विप्रपात्रेषु निर्वपेत् ॥ १४.२२ ॥
vaivasvatāya caivānyā tṛtīyā dīyatāhutiḥ | hutāvaśiṣṭam alpālpaṁ viprapātreṣu nirvapet || 14.22 ||
तीसरी हुति वैवस्वत को देनी है। फिर जो भी बचा है, थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके ब्राह्मणों के पात्रों में डाल दो।
Varāha
FAQs
It preserves a procedural snapshot of Purāṇic-era domestic/communal ritual practice, especially the sequencing of offerings (āhuti) and the socially regulated distribution of consecrated remnants (avaśiṣṭa) to designated recipients.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is on ritual sequencing and distribution rather than sacred geography.
To follow an orderly, measured distribution of what remains after the offering—emphasizing restraint (alpālpaṁ) and proper allocation to appropriate recipients (viprapātreṣu) as a cultural-ethical norm within the ritual framework.
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