Varaha Purana 188.47: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 47
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
गन्धमन्त्रः— सर्वगन्धं सर्वपुष्पं धूपं दीपं तथैव च ॥ प्रतिगृह्णीष्व विप्रेन्द्र प्रेतमोक्षप्रदो भव ॥
gandha-mantraḥ— sarva-gandhaṃ sarva-puṣpaṃ dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ tathaiva ca || pratigṛhṇīṣva viprendra preta-mokṣa-prado bhava ||
यह इत्र के लिए मंत्र है। सारी खुशबू ले लो, सारे फूल ले लो। अगरबत्ती और दिया भी ले लो। ब्राह्मिन, तुम यह सब संभालो। आत्मा को मुक्ति मिल जाए, यह करो।
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It evidences the Purāṇic integration of gifting and mantra: offerings are ritually transferred via a qualified recipient, reflecting social and liturgical structures of the period.
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
It promotes structured generosity and careful ritual speech as means of expressing responsibility toward the deceased.
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