Varaha Purana 187.37: Adhyaya 187, Shloka 37
Determination of the Origin and Procedure of the Ancestral Offering
Pitṛyajña/Śrāddha
एवं दिने गते भद्रे ह्यस्तं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे ॥ ब्रह्म कर्मोत्तमं दिव्यं भावसाध्यमुपासत
evaṃ dine gate bhadre hy astaṃ prāpte divākare || brahma karmottamaṃ divyaṃ bhāvasādhyam upāsata
दिन निकल गया और सूरज डूबने लगा। अब वो ब्रह्मा की पूजा में लग गया। यह एक ऐसी पूजा है जो दिल से होती है।
Varāha (default, not explicit in fragment)
FAQs
It illustrates the Purāṇic tendency to frame ritual efficacy not only in external acts but also in bhāva (inner disposition), aligning ritual with contemplative ethics.
No location is named; the temporal marker is sunset.
Prioritizing inner intention and disciplined attention as essential to the performance of a ‘highest’ sacred act.
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