Varaha Purana 187.114: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 114
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
तत एतेन मन्त्रेण दद्याद्वै मधुपर्ककम्॥ मृत्युकाले तु पुरुषो परलोकसुखावहम्॥
tata etena mantreṇa dadyād vai madhuparkakam || mṛtyukāle tu puruṣo paralokasukhāvaham ||
फिर इस मंत्र से मधुपर्क चढ़ाना चाहिए। जब किसी का वक़्त आता है, यह उसके लिए अगले जन्म में सुख लाता है।
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It documents the integration of hospitality-offerings (madhuparka) into a broader ritual economy connected with death-time concerns and merit language.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
To perform prescribed offerings with appropriate formulae, emphasizing careful ritual responsibility at liminal life moments.
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