Varaha Purana 188.35: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 35
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
उपवेश्यासने विप्रं छत्रं सङ्कल्पयेत्पुनः ॥ निवारणार्थमाकाशे भूता गगनचारिणः ॥
upaveśyāsane vipraṃ chatraṃ saṅkalpayet punaḥ | nivāraṇārtham ākāśe bhūtā gaganacāriṇaḥ ||
ब्राह्मण को आसन पर बिठाने के बाद, आप ऊपर छत्र रखने का संकल्प लेना। यह आसमान में उड़ने वाले भूतों को दूर करने के लिए है।
Varāha
FAQs
It illustrates the ritual use of objects (here, a parasol) with protective intent, shedding light on apotropaic elements embedded in hospitality and funerary-adjacent rites.
No location is specified; the imagery is cosmological/atmospheric (‘in the sky’).
To ensure the ritual space is safeguarded and properly prepared, reflecting an ethic of careful stewardship of the ceremonial environment.
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