Varaha Purana 14.38: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 38
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
सुस्वधेत्याशिषा युक्तां दद्याच्छक्त्या च दक्षिणाम् । दत्त्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो वाचयेद्वैश्वदेविकान् । प्रीयन्तामिति ये विश्वे देवास्तेन इतीरयेत् ॥ १४.३८ ॥
susvadhety āśiṣā yuktāṃ dadyāc chaktyā ca dakṣiṇām | dattvā ca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyo vācayed vaiśvadevikān | prīyantām iti ye viśve devās tena itīrayet || 14.38 ||
पिंड देते वक्त 'सु-स्वधा' बोलना चाहिए। फिर जितना हो सके, ब्राह्मणों को दान देना चाहिए। दान देने के बाद विश्वदेव के मंत्र पढ़वाने चाहिए। यह बोलते हुए कि सब देवता खुश हो जाएँ।
Varāha (default attribution within the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It reflects a Purāṇic preservation of Smārta/Gṛhya-style household ritual norms—especially the etiquette of dakṣiṇā (honorarium) and the formal closure of offerings with recitations invoking the Viśve Devas.
No geographic location is explicitly mentioned in this verse; the content is procedural/ritual rather than topographical.
To give dakṣiṇā in proportion to one’s means and to conclude the rite with a respectful, formulaic intention that the invoked deities (Viśve Devas) be satisfied—emphasizing capacity-based giving and ritual courtesy.
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