Varaha Purana 188.28: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 28
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
कृत्वा तु पिण्डसङ्कल्पं नामगोत्रेण माधवि ॥ पश्चादश्नन्ति गोत्राणि कुलजाश्चैकभोजनाः ॥
kṛtvā tu piṇḍasaṅkalpaṃ nāmagotreṇa mādhavi | paścād aśnanti gotrāṇi kulajāś caikabhojanāḥ ||
पहले पिंड के लिए संकल्प करो और अपना नाम और गोत्र बोलो। उसके बाद जो लोग एक ही गोत्र के हैं या एक ही कुल के हैं, वो सब मिलकर खाना खाते हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects a codified sequence in funerary/ancestral rites—first the saṅkalpa and offering, then regulated commensality—showing how Purāṇic texts preserve and transmit ritual-social norms.
No specific pilgrimage site or geographic toponym is identified in this verse; it is primarily procedural and social-ritual in focus.
To perform rites with clear identification (name and lineage) and to observe ordered, communal conduct after the offering, emphasizing ritual clarity and social discipline.
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