Varaha Purana 14.6: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 6
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
अभिशप्तस्तथा स्तेनः पिशुनो ग्रामयाजकः । भृतकाध्यापकश्चैव भृतकाध्यापितश्च यः ॥ १४.६ ॥
abhiśaptas tathā stenaḥ piśuno grāmayājakaḥ | bhṛtakādhyāpakaś caiva bhṛtakādhyāpitaś ca yaḥ || 14.6 ||
श्राद्ध में कुछ लोगों को बिठाना नहीं चाहिए। जैसे जो किसी शाप के नीचे हो, चोर, जो दूसरों की बदनामी करे। जो गाँव में पुजारी का काम पैसे के लिए करे। जो पढ़ाए और उसके पैसे ले, या जो पढ़ाई के पैसे दे के सीखे। इन सबको श्राद्ध में मत बिठाओ।
Varāha (default dialogue framework; explicit speaker not present in fragment)
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It reflects a Purāṇic-era ethical taxonomy that categorizes socially disruptive roles (e.g., theft, slander) alongside concerns about commodified ritual and education, offering evidence for how moral discourse engaged with evolving social institutions.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general ethical enumeration rather than a sacred-geography passage.
The verse lists categories of persons treated as ethically problematic within the surrounding discourse, emphasizing social trust and integrity, and expressing anxiety about the commercialization of ritual service and instruction.
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