Varaha Purana 188.90: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 90
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
नारद उवाच ॥ श्रुत्वा तु मृतसंस्कारमात्रेयोक्तं यथाविधि ॥ चातुवर्ण्यस्य सर्वस्य त्वया धर्मः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥
nārada uvāca || śrutvā tu mṛtasaṃskāram ātreyoktaṃ yathāvidhi || cāturvarṇyasya sarvasya tvayā dharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||
नारद बोले, मैंने आत्रेय रिशि से सुना कि मरने के बाद क्या करना चाहिए। आपने चारों वर्णों के लिए धरम को सही कर दिया है।
Nārada
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It illustrates the Purāṇic linkage between ritual regulation and broader social organization, presenting dharma as a systematized cultural framework.
No geographic location is identified here.
To uphold orderly, rule-based conduct (yathāvidhi) so that shared norms (dharma) remain coherent across society.
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