Varaha Purana 14.3: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 3
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
ऋत्विजं भागिनेयं च दौहित्रं श्वशुरं तथा । जामातरं मातुलं च तपोनिष्ठं च ब्राह्मणम् ॥ १४.३ ॥
ṛtvijaṁ bhāgineyaṁ ca dauhitraṁ śvaśuraṁ tathā | jāmātaraṁ mātulaṁ ca taponīṣṭhaṁ ca brāhmaṇam || 14.3 ||
पूजा करने वाला पुजारी को बिठाओ। बहन का बेटा, बेटी का बेटा, ससुर, दामाद, मामा, और जो तपस्या करता हो। ऐसे ब्राह्मण को भी बिठाओ।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in excerpt)
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It reflects a dharma-oriented social ethic in Purāṇic literature, listing specific kin and ritual figures who are to be respectfully received or supported, illustrating normative household and ritual relationships.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it is primarily a kinship-and-ritual list.
The verse emphasizes respectful regard and appropriate support toward key relations (by family and ritual role), presenting a social-ethical template for hospitality and duty.
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