Varaha Purana 187.109: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 109
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
एवमुक्त्वा ततः शीघ्रं कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणाम् ॥ ज्वलमानं तदा वह्निं शिरःस्थाने प्रदापयेत्
evam uktvā tataḥ śīghraṃ kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇām || jvalamānaṃ tadā vahniṃ śiraḥsthāne pradāpayet
यह सब बोलने के बाद जल्दी से चिता के पास चक्कर लगाओ। फिर आग को सर के पास से लगाओ।
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FAQs
It records specific cremation choreography (circumambulation and ignition point), details that help correlate Purāṇic prescriptions with lived mortuary customs.
None; the focus is the rite’s spatial orientation around the pyre.
To complete rites with composure and procedural correctness, treating the dead with dignity through prescribed actions.
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