Varaha Purana 188.2: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 2
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
श्रीवराह उवाच ॥ आशौचं शृणु कल्याणि यथा शुध्यन्ति मानवाः ॥ गतायुषस्तृतीयेन स्नानं कुर्यान्नदीजले ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca || āśaucaṁ śṛṇu kalyāṇi yathā śudhyanti mānavāḥ || gatāyuṣas tṛtīyena snānaṁ kuryān nadījale ||
वराह भगवान बोले, सुनो, मैं बताता हूँ कि लोग कैसे साफ होते हैं। जब कोई मर जाता है, तीसरे दिन नदी में जाके नहाना चाहिए। उससे वोह साफ हो जाता है।
Varāha
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It records a codified day-based purification practice, useful for comparing Purāṇic ritual prescriptions with Dharmaśāstra and regional custom.
A river (nadī) is specified generically; no named river is given in this verse.
Maintain ritual cleanliness and social order through timed purificatory acts after death, presented as a regulated cultural practice.
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