Varaha Purana 14.32 — Adhyaya 14, Shloka 32
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
तृप्तेष्वेतेषु विप्रेषु किरेदन्नं महीतले । दद्यादाचमनार्थाय तेभ्यो वारि सकृत्सकृत् ॥ १४.३२ ॥
tṛpteṣv eteṣu vipreṣu kired annaṃ mahītale | dadyād ācamana-arthāya tebhyo vāri sakṛt-sakṛt || 14.32 ||
ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണ അതിഥികൾ തൃപ്തരായ ശേഷം ഭൂമിയിൽ അന്നം ചിതറിക്കണം. ആചമനത്തിനായി അവർക്കു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ജലം നൽകണം.
Varāha (default instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"shraddha","instruction_summary":"After feeding and satisfying invited brāhmaṇas, scatter remaining food on the ground and repeatedly offer water for ācamana.","karmic_consequence":"Proper completion of śrāddha-atithi-sevā yields pitṛ-prīti and puṇya; neglect of ācamana/ucchiṣṭa-handling is treated as ritual defect leading to diminished fruit."}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"karma-yoga / śauca","core_concept":"Dharma is upheld through meticulous completion of offerings and purification acts, not merely intention.","practical_application":"After feeding guests/priests, conclude with proper disposal/offerings and repeated ācamana-water to maintain śauca and respect."}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: None
Type: ritual setting
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 14.14.33-36 (piṇḍa-vidhi continuation)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder, after feeding seated brāhmaṇa guests, scatters small portions of food onto the earth and offers water repeatedly for their ācamana.","item_prompts":["seated brāhmaṇas with leaf-plates","householder with water-pot (kalaśa/kamaṇḍalu)","scattered rice/food on bare earth","clean ritual courtyard","hands in offering gesture"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Flat, warm palette; brāhmaṇas in white with simple ornaments; householder offering water from a bronze vessel; stylized courtyard and earth where food is scattered.","tanjore_prompt":"Central figures with gold-leaf highlights on vessels and ornaments; rich textiles; food offerings rendered as jeweled grains; halo-like emphasis on ritual purity.","mysore_prompt":"Soft shading, refined faces; detailed brass water-pot; calm domestic shrine backdrop; emphasis on gentle, orderly ritual action.","pahari_prompt":"Intimate courtyard scene with delicate lines; minimal architecture; expressive hand gestures; muted hills/trees beyond suggesting a serene dharma-setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"ritual-instructional, composed","suggested_raga":"Śrī (or Bhairav for gravitas)","pace":"medium-slow, clearly articulated","voice_tone":"steady, didactic, reverent"}
FAQs
It reflects a prescriptive ritual-ethical register typical of Purāṇic literature, outlining standardized post-feeding procedures (food scattering and water for ācamana) that align with broader Dharmaśāstra-informed domestic and commemorative rites.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; the only spatial reference is general—mahītala, “the ground/surface of the earth.”
To complete hospitality/rite properly: after satisfying the invited learned guests, one should perform concluding acts of care—disposing/placing food on the ground and repeatedly offering water for ritual rinsing—emphasizing orderly completion and respect for participants.
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