Varaha Purana 188.8: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 8
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
एकोद्दिष्टं मनुष्याणां चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य माधवि॥ यथैकं द्रव्यसंयुक्तं स्वं विप्रं भोजयेत् तदा
ekoddiṣṭaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ cāturvarṇyasya mādhavi || yathaikaṃ dravyasaṃyuktaṃ svaṃ vipraṃ bhojayet tadā
माधवी, चारों वर्ण के लिए एकोद्दिष्ठ करना होता है। इसमें अपना एक ब्राह्मण बुलाके उसको खाना खिलाना चाहिए। सिर्फ एक ही चीज़ से बनाया खाना देना है।
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It documents a standardized ekoddiṣṭa (single-deceased-focused) śrāddha model within a Purāṇic setting, reflecting the convergence of Purāṇa narrative frameworks with dharma-ritual prescriptions.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is procedural rather than topographical.
To perform commemorative rites in an orderly, restrained manner—here expressed as feeding an eligible brāhmaṇa with a single coherent set of offerings for the intended deceased.
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