Varaha Purana 187.30: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 30
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
निमिः कृत्वा ततः शोकं विधानात्तत्र माधवि ॥ तं मनोगतसंकल्पं त्रिरात्रे प्रत्यपद्यत
nimiḥ kṛtvā tataḥ śokaṁ vidhānāt tatra mādhavi || taṁ manogatasiṁkalpaṁ trirātre pratyapadyata
हे माधवी, निमि ने शोक का विधान किया। तीन रात में उसका मन फिर से ठीक हो गया।
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It shows how Purāṇic narrative integrates emotional crisis with vidhāna (prescribed observance), offering evidence for the interweaving of ritual culture and ethical psychology.
No specific location is named; ‘tatra’ (“there”) is context-dependent and not identifiable from the fragment alone.
It presents structured practice (vidhāna) and time-bound observance (trirātra) as a means to stabilize the mind and restore saṁkalpa (inner resolve) after loss.
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