Varaha Purana 14.40: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 40
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
मातामहानामप्येवं सह देवैः क्रमः स्मृतः । भोजने च स्वशक्त्या च दाने तद्वद्विसर्जने । आपादशौचनात् पूर्वं कुर्यादेव द्विजन्मसु ॥ १४.४० ॥
mātāmahānām apy evaṁ saha devaiḥ kramaḥ smṛtaḥ | bhojane ca svaśaktyā ca dāne tadvad visarjane | āpādaśaucanāt pūrvaṁ kuryād eva dvijanmasu || 14.40 ||
नाना के लिए भी यही तरीका है, देवताओं के साथ साथ। ब्राह्मणों को खाना खिलाना चाहिए, दान देना चाहिए, जितना हो सके। अंत में उनकी भी विदाई करनी चाहिए। यह सब पैर धोने से पहले करना है।
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It preserves a Dharma-oriented ritual protocol within Purāṇic literature, indicating how ancestral rites were systematized (order, offerings, and formal dismissal) and extended to maternal-line ancestors alongside deities.
No explicit geographic location is named in this verse; the content is procedural and ritual rather than topographical.
Ritual generosity should be proportionate to one’s means (svaśaktyā), and actions should follow an established order (krama), emphasizing disciplined conduct and measured giving.
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