Varaha Purana 14.41: Adhyaya 14, Shloka 41
Ritual Procedure for Śrāddha: Sequence, Eligibility, and Offerings to Ancestors
जानन्तं प्रथमं पित्र्यं तथा मातामहेषु च । विसर्जयेत् प्रीतिवचः सम्मान्याभ्यर्थितांस्ततः । निवर्त्तेताभ्यनुज्ञात आद्वारान्तमनुव्रजेत् ॥ १४.४१ ॥
jānantaṃ prathamaṃ pitryaṃ tathā mātāmaheṣu ca | visarjayet prītivacaḥ sammānyābhyarthitāṃs tataḥ | nivarttetābhyanujñāta ādvārāntam anuvrajet || 14.41 ||
พึงส่งผู้รู้ฝ่ายบรรพชนทางบิดาก่อน และฝ่ายตาทางมารดาด้วย โดยกล่าวถ้อยคำอ่อนหวานและให้เกียรติ. ต่อจากนั้นเมื่อได้แสดงความเคารพและขออนุญาตแล้ว ครั้นได้รับอนุญาตจึงกลับ และพึงไปส่งจนถึงธรณีประตู.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; not explicit in the excerpt)
FAQs
It preserves a normative etiquette sequence within ancestral-rite contexts (Śrāddha-related hospitality), illustrating how Purāṇic literature also functions as a record of social and ritual protocol.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the focus is domestic/ritual conduct (escorting guests to the doorway).
To honor and courteously see off elders/relatives from both paternal and maternal lines—using respectful speech, seeking/receiving consent, and escorting them to the threshold as a sign of regard.
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