Varaha Purana 188.29: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 29
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
न दद्यादन्यगोत्रेभ्यो ये न भुञ्जन्ति तत्र वै ॥ चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां प्रेतकार्येषु सुन्दरी ॥
na dadyād anyagotrebhyo ye na bhuñjanti tatra vai | caturṇām api varṇānāṃ pretakāryeṣu sundarī ||
दूसरे गोत्र वालों को खाना मत देना जो वहाँ नहीं खाते। यह बात चारों वर्णों के लिए है जब कोई मर जाता है और उसके लिए कर्म होते हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It documents a normative rule about participation and entitlement in funerary-feeding contexts, illustrating how Purāṇic literature intersects with prescriptive social-ritual frameworks.
No geographic location is specified; the verse concerns ritual eligibility and distribution.
To align giving with participation and established rite-protocols, emphasizing procedural fairness within the ritual system described.
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