Varaha Purana 14.34: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 34
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
पितृतीर्थेन सलिलं तथैव सलिलाञ्जलिम् । मातामहेभ्यस्तेनैव पिण्डांस्तीर्थेन निर्वपेत् । दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु पुष्पधूपादिपूजिताम् ॥ १४.३४ ॥
pitṛtīrthena salilaṃ tathaiva salilāñjalim | mātāmahebhyaḥ tenaiva piṇḍāṃs tīrthena nirvapet | dakṣiṇāgreṣu darbheṣu puṣpadhūpādipūjitām || 14.34 ||
पहला पिंड अपने बाप के लिए रखना है। दूसरा दादा के लिए। तीसरा पर-दादा के लिए। यह सब बाकी खाने के पास रखना है।
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It documents a standardized ancestral-offering procedure (water libations and piṇḍa placement) found in Purāṇic ritual discourse, illustrating how Purāṇas transmit dharma-śāstra-adjacent praxis in a narrative setting.
No specific tīrtha location is named in this verse; the term ‘tīrtha’ here functions primarily as a technical ritual designation (hand-position/mode of offering) rather than a named pilgrimage site.
The verse emphasizes careful, respectful performance of ancestral remembrance—offering water and food with prescribed method and decorum—framed as a cultural practice of continuity and duty rather than sectarian assertion.
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