Varaha Purana 188.22: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 22
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
कुक्कुटः पक्षवातेन चाण्डालश्च यथा धरे॥ तत्र कुर्वन्ति ये श्राद्धं पितॄणां बन्धनप्रदम्॥
kukkuṭaḥ pakṣavātena cāṇḍālaśca yathā dhare || tatra kurvanti ye śrāddhaṃ pitṝṇāṃ bandhanapradam ||
जहाँ मुर्गा अपने पंख फैलाके आ जाए, वो जगह ठीक नहीं है। जहाँ कोई बुरा लोग हो, वहाँ भी नहीं करना चाहिए। अगर वहाँ पितरों के लिए पूजा करोगे तो पितरों को परेशानी होगी।
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It shows how ritual manuals embedded in Purāṇas link spatial disturbance and social categories to the perceived efficacy of ancestral rites—material for studying ritual ideology and social history.
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The verse emphasizes avoiding disruptive or disapproved conditions for rites, framing careful site selection as essential to the intended benefit of the ceremony.
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