Varaha Purana 188.99: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 99
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
पतन्ति नरके घोरे तेनोच्छिष्टेन सुन्दरी॥ स्थण्डिले प्रेतभागं तु दद्यात्पूर्वाह्णिकं तु तम्॥
patanti narake ghore tenocchiṣṭena sundarī || sthaṇḍile pretabhāgaṃ tu dadyātpūrvāhṇikaṃ tu tam
अगर कुछ गलत रह गया तो वो लोग नरक में जाते हैं। इसलिए साफ जगह पर सुबह सुबह प्रेत के लिए हिस्सा देना चाहिए।
Varāha (addressing Pṛthivī as sundarī; implied)
FAQs
It reflects a classical concern with ucchiṣṭa (leftover impurity) and the formal scheduling of rites (pūrvāhṇa), themes common to Dharmaśāstra-aligned ritual manuals.
No named place; the verse specifies a ritual surface: sthaṇḍila (a cleared, bare ground prepared for rites).
To avoid offering practices associated with impurity and to perform the departed’s portion in a proper, time-ordered manner.
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