Varaha Purana 188.71: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 71
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
गत्वा तु ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽपि स्वगृहं यत्र तिष्ठति॥ पक्वान्नं भोजयेत्सर्वं न तिष्ठेत् प्रतिवासिकम्
gatvā tu brāhmaṇebhyo 'pi svagṛhaṁ yatra tiṣṭhati || pakvānnaṁ bhojayet sarvaṁ na tiṣṭhet prativāsikam
ब्राह्मण लोगों का काम खत्म करके अपने घर वापस जाओ। उनको बना हुआ खाना खिलाओ और वहाँ ज़्यादा देर तक मत रहो।
Varāha (default, instructional voice)
FAQs
It preserves a social-ritual ethic: feeding as a completion-marker of rites and a return to normal household status, reflecting norms of hospitality and ritual closure.
No geographic location is specified; the setting is the householder’s residence (svagṛha).
Completion of rites is paired with generosity (feeding) and with avoiding unnecessary prolongation of restricted ritual states.
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