Varaha Purana 188.15: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 15
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
यावत्तु तिष्ठते तत्र प्रेतभोगमुदीक्षते॥ तावन्न संस्पृशेद्भूमे मम गात्रं प्रतिष्ठितम्
yāvat tu tiṣṭhate tatra pretabhogam udīkṣate || tāvan na saṃspṛśed bhūme mama gātraṃ pratiṣṭhitam
जब तक वो वहीं रहता है और देखता है कि जो मर गया है उसे क्या मिल रहा है, तब तक ज़मीन को हाथ नहीं लगाना। मैं वहीं खड़ा हूँ।
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It preserves a micro-rule of ritual discipline (touching the ground, fixed posture) that helps reconstruct embodied practice in śrāddha performance.
No geographic location is identified.
To maintain focused bodily discipline and ritual cleanliness while the offering is ritually conceived as being received.
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