Varaha Purana 187.110: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 110
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
चातुर्वर्ण्येषु संस्कारमेवं भवति पुत्रक ॥ गात्राणि वाससी चैव प्रक्षाल्य विनिवर्तयेत्
cāturvarṇyeṣu saṃskāram evaṃ bhavati putraka || gātrāṇi vāsasī caiva prakṣālya vinivartayet
बेटा, चार वर्णों में यही तरीका है अंतिम संस्कार का। अपने शरीर और कपड़े धो कर घर वापस आओ।
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It explicitly frames the rite as socially widespread (cāturvarṇya) and notes post-rite purification, offering evidence for how texts generalized ritual norms.
No location is named; the verse addresses social scope and procedural closure.
To conclude rites responsibly through cleanliness and orderly withdrawal, reinforcing care for communal and personal well-being after contact with death-ritual contexts.
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