Varaha Purana 188.48: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 48
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
एवं वस्त्राणि विप्राय सर्वाण्याभरणानि च ॥ पुनः पुनश्च पक्वान्नं प्रयच्छेत् तु वसुन्धरे ॥
evaṁ vastrāṇi viprāya sarvāṇy ābharaṇāni ca || punaḥ punaś ca pakvānnaṁ prayacchet tu vasundhare ||
इस तरह पंडित को कपड़े देने चाहिए, साथ में सारा गेहना भी। वसुंधरा, बार-बार पक्का खाना भी देना चाहिए।
Varāha
FAQs
It reflects Purāṇic-era ritual economies where gifting food, clothing, and valuables is framed as a socially stabilizing practice connected to funerary/ancestral rites.
No specific sacred site or toponym is named here; the address “Vasundharā” personifies Earth as the dialogue partner.
To practice repeated generosity—especially food-giving and material support—to learned recipients within the ritual framework.
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