Varaha Purana 14.37: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 37
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
पूजयित्वा द्विजाग्र्याणां दद्यादाचमनं बुधः । पैत्रेभ्यः प्रथमं भक्त्या तन्मनस्को द्विजेश्वर ॥ १४.३७ ॥
pūjayitvā dvijāgryāṇāṁ dadyād ācamanaṁ budhaḥ | paitrebhyaḥ prathamaṁ bhaktyā tanmanasko dvijeśvara || 14.37 ||
เมื่อบูชาดุวิชผู้ประเสริฐแล้ว ผู้มีปัญญาพึงถวาย “น้ำอาจมนะ” สำหรับจิบน้ำชำระ. โอ้ทวิชेशวร ก่อนอื่นพึงอุทิศด้วยภักติและจิตแน่วแน่แด่เหล่าปิตฤ (บรรพชน).
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It reflects a normative Purāṇic presentation of domestic-ritual order—honoring learned guests (dvijas) and then prioritizing ancestral offerings—illustrating how Purāṇas transmit and popularize ritual ethics alongside narrative theology.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; it is procedural and applies broadly to household or ceremonial contexts rather than to a particular tīrtha.
The verse emphasizes respectful hospitality and disciplined attentiveness: honor qualified recipients, perform purification (ācamana), and undertake ancestral offerings first with devotion and focused mind.
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