Varaha Purana 188.60: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 60
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
Uttara Bhāga · Śrāddha / Preta-kriyā (ancestral rites and offerings)
कूटवत्प्रतितिष्ठेत दृष्ट्वा तृप्तिं न गच्छति ॥ एवं तु प्रेतभावेन शीघ्रं मुञ्चति किल्बिषात् ॥
kūṭavat pratitiṣṭheta dṛṣṭvā tṛptiṃ na gacchati || evaṃ tu pretabhāvena śīghraṃ muñcati kilbiṣāt ||
kUTavatpratitiShTheta dRRiShTvA tRRiptiM na gachChati || evaM tu pretabhAvena shIghraM mu~nchati kilbiShAt
आदमी चुप चाप खड़ा रहता है। सब देख के भी तुरंत खुश नहीं होता। पर जब वो मरने वाले की सोच के करता है, तो जल्दी पाप से छूट जाता है।
Sandhi Notes
- कूटवत् is adverbial -वत् formation
- प्रेतभावेन is a ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa compound
Varāha
Purification is accelerated by right orientation (preta-bhāva) and steadiness; spiritual results are not to be demanded instantly upon ‘seeing’ the rite.
During śrāddha/atonement acts, maintain composure and continuity; avoid performative haste; keep the mind fixed on the departed’s welfare and one’s own rectification.
One should remain steady ‘like a pillar’ and not presume immediate satisfaction; by adopting the preta-bhāva (orientation toward the departed) one quickly becomes freed from kṛlbiṣa (fault).
Steadfast, disciplined performance with proper preta-intent hastens purification from faults; impatience or casualness obstructs inner cleansing and ritual completion.
Varāha Purāṇa 188 (kṛlbiṣa-kṣaya through correct śrāddha procedure and bhāva)
FAQs
It illustrates Purāṇic ritual discipline (steadiness, restraint) and connects rites for the departed with ideas of moral purification (kilbiṣa).
No location is mentioned; the instruction is procedural and ethical.
Maintain disciplined composure in the rite; the practice is linked to removal of moral fault.
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