Varaha Purana 188.16: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 16
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यामुदिते च दिवाकरे॥ श्मश्रुकर्म प्रकर्तव्यं विप्रस्य तु यथाविधि
prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryām udite ca divākare || śmaśru-karma prakartavyaṃ viprasya tu yathāvidhi
जब सुबह हो और सूरज निकल आए, तब ब्राह्मण की दाढ़ी बनानी है। सही तरह से करना, जैसे विधि में लिखा है।
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It provides a time-specific prescription (sunrise) for a bodily observance, offering evidence for the calendrical and diurnal structuring of rites.
No geographic location is mentioned.
To follow regulated timing and procedure, emphasizing orderliness and restraint in ritual conduct.
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