Varaha Purana 188.55: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 55
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
भुज्यमानस्य विप्रस्य प्रेतभागं च नित्यशः ॥ ज्ञातिवर्गेषु गोत्रेषु सम्बन्धिस्वजनेषु च ॥
bhujyamānasya viprasya pretabhāgaṁ ca nityaśaḥ || jñātivargeṣu gotreṣu sambandhisvajaneṣu ca ||
जब ब्राह्मण खाना खा रहा हो, उसके लिए मरने वाले का हिस्सा अलग रखना। यह अपने रिश्तेदारों में, अपने गोत्र में, और अपने परिवार के लोगों में चलता है।
Varāha
FAQs
It connects funerary offerings with kinship organization (jñāti, gotra), valuable for social-historical study of lineage and ritual responsibility.
No geographic location is identified.
To preserve the intended allocation for the departed within a broader framework of kinship and ritual duty.
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