Varaha Purana 188.96: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 96
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
अपाकद्रव्यं संगृह्य ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा ॥ त्रिषु वर्णेषु कर्त्तव्यं पाकभोजनमित्युत ॥
apākadravyaṃ saṃgṛhya brahmaṇo vacanaṃ yathā || triṣu varṇeṣu kartavyaṃ pākabhojanam ity uta ||
ब्रह्मा ने कहा था जो कच्चा सामान जमा करो। उससे पक्का खाना बना के तीनों वर्णों में बाँटना है। यह ब्रह्मा का हुकुम है।
Narrator (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
FAQs
It documents food-preparation terminology and an attributed authority (Brahmā) for procedural norms, relevant to ritual-food studies.
No geographic location is mentioned.
To follow a regulated procedure in ritual preparation and distribution, emphasizing order and prescribed practice.
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