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 ||
เมื่อพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นแขกเหล่านั้นอิ่มเอมแล้ว พึงโปรยอาหารลงบนพื้นดิน และเพื่อการอาจมนะ (ล้างปากชำระ) พึงถวาย/ให้ น้ำแก่ท่านทั้งหลายซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า.
Varāha (default instructor voice in the Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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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