Varaha Purana 188.51: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 51
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
एतत्सर्वं विनिर्वर्त्य पक्वान्नं भोजयेद् द्विजम् ॥ भोक्ष्यमाणेन विप्रेण ज्ञानशुद्धेन सुन्दरि ॥
etatsarvaṁ vinirvartya pakvānnaṁ bhojayed dvijam || bhokṣyamāṇena vipreṇa jñānaśuddhena sundari ||
यह सब काम पूरा करके पंडित को पक्का खाना खिलाना चाहिए। सुंदरी, वो पंडित खाना खाएगा जो ज्ञान से साफ हो।
Varāha
FAQs
It highlights the institutional role of learned officiants and the ideal of internal purity (knowledge) alongside external ritual performance.
No geographic location is mentioned.
To complete the rite carefully and provide food in a manner aligned with both ritual and intellectual/ethical purity.
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