Varaha Purana 188.68: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 68
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
मुहूर्तं तत्र विश्रम्य निवापस्थानमागतः॥ गवां लाङ्गूलमुद्धृत्य दद्याद्ब्राह्मणहस्तके
muhūrtaṁ tatra viśramya nivāpasthānam āgataḥ || gavāṁ lāṅgūlam uddhṛtya dadyād brāhmaṇa-hastake
वहाँ थोड़ा रेस्ट करके वो भाई के पास चला गया जहाँ चीज़ देनी थी। गाय की पूँछ उठा के वो ब्राह्मण के हाथ में दे देना।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic codification of post-death ritual steps (pretakārya), showing how Purāṇas often align with or echo Dharmaśāstra-style procedural instructions.
No explicit geographic toponym appears in this verse; it refers instead to a ritual setting termed nivāpasthāna (the offering place).
The verse emphasizes orderly, supervised ritual conduct—placing an action under the custody/participation of a brāhmaṇa, indicating regulated transmission and responsibility.
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