Varaha Purana 190.114 — Adhyaya 190, Shloka 114
Determinative Exposition on Śrāddha and the Pitṛyajña
Ancestral Offering
उत्तरीयासनं दत्त्वा पिण्डप्रश्नं तु कारयेत् ॥ दक्षिणाभिमुखो भूत्वा दर्भानास्तीर्य भूतले ॥
uttarīyāsanaṁ dattvā piṇḍapraśnaṁ tu kārayet | dakṣiṇābhimukho bhūtvā darbhān āstīrya bhūtale ||
Setelah memberikan uttarīya (kain bahu/selendang) dan tempat duduk, hendaklah dilakukan piṇḍa-praśna, iaitu pertanyaan/penelitian mengenai persembahan piṇḍa. Dengan menghadap ke selatan, hamparkan rumput darbha di atas tanah.
Varāha (default 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":"श्राद्धकर्मे उत्तरीय-आसन-प्रदानानन्तरं पिण्डविषये प्रश्नं कृत्वा दक्षिणाभिमुखः सन् भूमौ दर्भान् आस्तीर्य कर्म आरभेत्।","karmic_consequence":"विधिपूर्वकत्वात् पितृप्रीतिः, श्राद्धफलवृद्धिः; विधिभङ्गे फलहानिः/अप्रसादः।"}
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":"ritual-ethics","core_concept":"संस्कार-विधिना कृतं कर्म पितृऋण-परिशोधनाय तथा कुलधर्म-स्थैर्याय।","practical_application":"श्राद्धे आसन-उत्तरीय-प्रदानं, दक्षिणाभिमुखता, दर्भास्तरणं—एतानि अवश्यं पालनीयानि।"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Procedure","Cultural Heritage"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: धर्म
Type: ritual_space
Related Themes: Varaha Purana 190.127-190.129 (पिण्डदान-पूजन-फलवर्णन)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"श्राद्धकर्मस्थले यजमानः दक्षिणाभिमुखः उपविष्टः; भूमौ दर्भास्तरणं; समीपे उत्तरीयवस्त्रं व आसनं प्रदत्तम्; पिण्डप्रश्न-क्रमः आरभ्यते।","item_prompts":["दर्भकुश-आस्तरण","दक्षिणदिशा-सूचक","आसन","उत्तरीयवस्त्र","श्राद्धपात्र/कुशपवित्र","यजमानः शुचिवेषः"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"केरलमुरल-शैली; मृदु-भूमिवर्णाः; यजमानः दक्षिणाभिमुखः दर्भास्तीर्णभूमौ; आसन-उत्तरीय-प्रदानं; सूक्ष्मरेखांकनं, शान्त-भावः।","tanjore_prompt":"तंजावूर-शैली; स्वर्णाभरण-उज्ज्वलता; श्राद्धविधि-आसनं व उत्तरीयवस्त्रं प्रमुखं; दर्भरेखाः स्पष्टाः; सममित-रचना।","mysore_prompt":"मैसूरु-शैली; कोमल-रंगछटा; गृह्य-यज्ञवातावरणं; दर्भास्तरणं व दक्षिणाभिमुख-आसनं; सूक्ष्म-आभूषण-न्यूनता।","pahari_prompt":"पहाड़ी-शैली; सरल-गृहप्राङ्गण; हरित-भूमि पर दर्भ; यजमानः शान्तमुखः; लघु-रचना, स्वच्छ-रेखाएँ।"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"विधिपर, शान्त, उपदेशात्मक","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium-slow","voice_tone":"clear, steady, instructional"}
FAQs
It preserves practical ritual details—orientation, seating, and darbha use—showing how Purāṇic texts functioned as lived guides alongside more formal Dharmaśāstra traditions.
No place-name is provided; the instruction is procedural rather than topographical.
The rite is framed as careful hospitality and orderly conduct: providing cloth and a seat, then proceeding with correct ritual setup.
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