Varaha Purana 188.98: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 98
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
निपातदेशं संगृह्य शुचिदेशे समाहितः॥ नदीकूले निखाते वा प्रेतभूमिं विनिर्देशेत्॥
nipātadeśaṃ saṃgṛhya śucideśe samāhitaḥ || nadīkūle nikhāte vā pretabhūmiṃ vinirdeśet
जहाँ चीज़ रखनी है वो जगह चुन लो। जगह साफ होनी चाहिए। नदी के पास या खाली जगह में, वहाँ प्रेत के लिए एक जगह बनाओ।
Varāha (instructor; implied)
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic formulation of funerary-rite spatial practice (selecting/marking a designated offering-ground), reflecting shared norms across late classical ritual literature.
A general ritual setting is given: nadīkūla (riverbank). No specific river is named in this fragment.
To perform the act in a purified, orderly manner—selecting a clean place and carefully designating the offering area for the deceased.
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