Varaha Purana 14.39: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 39
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
तथेति चोक्ते तैर्विप्रैः प्रार्थनीयास्तथाशिषः । पश्चाद्विसर्जयेद्देवान् पूर्वं पैत्रान्महामते ॥ १४.३९ ॥
tatheti cokte tair vipraiḥ prārthanīyās tathāśiṣaḥ | paścād visarjayed devān pūrvaṃ paitrān mahāmate || 14.39 ||
ఆ విప్రులు “తథాస్తు” అని పలికిన తరువాత, అలాగే ఆశీర్వాదాలను ప్రార్థించాలి. ఆపై, ఓ మహామతీ, దేవతలను విధివిధానంగా విసర్జించాలి—ముందుగా పితృదేవతలను.
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It preserves a procedural detail typical of Purāṇic and Dharmaśāstra-style ritual manuals: the formal requesting of blessings from officiants and the structured conclusion (visarjana) of invoked beings, reflecting institutionalized liturgical practice in premodern South Asia.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse fragment; it focuses on ritual sequencing rather than sacred geography.
The verse emphasizes orderly completion of rites: respectfully requesting benedictions from learned officiants and concluding invocations with proper protocol, including attention to the ancestral (pitṛ) component.
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