Varaha Purana 188.39: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 39
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
व्रीडमानं ततो दृष्ट्वा हसन्त्यसुरराक्षसाः ॥ एवं निवारणं छत्रमादित्येन कृतं पुरा ॥
vrīḍamānaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā hasanty asura-rākṣasāḥ || evaṃ nivāraṇaṃ chatram ādityena kṛtaṃ purā ||
असुर और राक्षस उसे शरमाते हुए देख के हँसने लगते हैं। पहले सूर्य भगवान ने एक छाता बनाया था। वोह बुरा से बचने के लिए बना था।
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It preserves an etiological explanation for protective ritual objects (e.g., parasol/covering), linking them to cosmic agencies like the Sun.
No geographic location is specified; the verse frames a mythic-ritual rationale.
It suggests the importance of protective provisions for the deceased, expressed through symbolic material culture (e.g., ‘umbrella’ as warding-off).
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