Varaha Purana 187.101: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 101
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
तेजोऽव्ययकरं चास्य तत्सर्वं परिकल्प्य च ॥ दक्षिणायां शिरः कृत्वा सलिले सन्निधाप्य च
tejo’vyayakaraṃ cāsya tatsarvaṃ parikalpya ca || dakṣiṇāyāṃ śiraḥ kṛtvā salile sannidhāpya ca
सारी ज़रूरत की चीज़ें सही से रख लो। शरीर को ऐसे रखो कि सर दक्षिण तरफ हो। पानी के पास उसे रख दो।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic formulation of funerary procedure (antyeṣṭi), reflecting how ritual handbooks and narrative Purāṇas overlap in documenting social practice.
No single site is named here; the verse points generally to water (salila) as a ritually significant setting, consistent with South Asian funerary landscapes near rivers/ponds.
To conduct rites with careful preparation and respectful handling of the body, emphasizing procedural responsibility rather than coercive religiosity.
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