Varaha Purana 188.91: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 91
Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity
Aśauca
पितृयज्ञमुपश्राद्धे मासि मासि दिने तथा ॥ वर्त्तयन्ति यथान्यायमृषयश्च तपोधनाः ॥
pitṛyajñam upaśrāddhe māsi māsi dine tathā || vartayanti yathānyāyam ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ ||
Para resi yang kaya dengan tapa melaksanakan pitṛ-yajña pada upa-śrāddha (śrāddha pengiring) dan juga pada hari bulanan, menurut adat yang semestinya.
Narrator (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
FAQs
It indicates the routinization of ancestral rites within a ritual calendar, presented as endorsed by ascetic authorities.
No location is specified.
To maintain continuity and propriety in communal ritual life through regular, rule-aligned observance.
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