Varaha Purana 188.57: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 57
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
निवारयति यो दत्तं गुरुघात्याफलं लभेत् ॥ न देवा प्रतिगृह्णन्ति नाग्नयः पितरस्तथा ॥
nivārayati yo dattaṁ gurughātyāphalaṁ labhet || na devā pratigṛhṇanti nāgnayaḥ pitaras tathā ||
जो रोकेगा उसका पाप गुरु को मारने जैसा होगा। देवता भी वो खाना नहीं लेंगे। अग्नि भी नहीं लेंगे, पितर भी नहीं लेंगे।
Varāha
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It illustrates how texts enforce ritual-social norms through stated consequences and the idea of non-acceptance by key ritual agents (devas, agni, pitṛs).
No geographic location is identified in this verse.
Do not interfere with legitimate gifting; the text frames obstruction as a severe ethical violation within its normative system.
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