Varaha Purana 188.5: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 5
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
क्षारादिना वस्त्रशौचं दिने च दशमे तथा ॥ तिलामलकस्नेहेन गोत्रजः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥
kṣārādinā vastraśaucaṁ dine ca daśame tathā || tilāmalakasnehena gotrajaḥ snānam ācaret ||
कपड़े साफ करने के लिए खार जैसी चीज़ें इस्तेमाल करनी है। दसवें दिन भी यही करना है। गोत्र वाले रिश्तेदार को तिल और आमला के तेल से नहाना चाहिए।
Varāha (continuing instruction)
FAQs
It preserves details of ritual-material practice (alkali cleaning, oils), valuable for studying premodern hygiene, mourning customs, and household ritual economies.
No geographic location is named; the materials mentioned are broadly South Asian.
Ritual purity is treated as both bodily and material (garments), emphasizing comprehensive observance rather than a single act.
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