Varaha Purana 190.4: Adhyaya 190, Shloka 4
Determinative Exposition on Śrāddha and the Pitṛyajña
Ancestral Offering
कथं तं पिण्डसङ्कल्पं मासे मासे नियोजयेत् ॥ के भवन्ति च भोक्तारः श्राद्धे पिण्डान्पितृक्रियाः ॥
kathaṃ taṃ piṇḍa-saṅkalpaṃ māse māse niyojayet || ke bhavanti ca bhoktāraḥ śrāddhe piṇḍān pitṛ-kriyāḥ ||
ควรกำหนดสังกัลปะแห่งปิณฑะนั้นเดือนแล้วเดือนเล่าอย่างไร? และในพิธีศราทธะ ผู้เป็นผู้รับส่วนคือใคร—ผู้ซึ่งเพื่อเขาจึงกระทำปิณฑะและพิธีกรรมบูชาบรรพชน (pitṛ-kriyā)?
Pṛthivī
FAQs
It documents the formalization of śrāddha as a repeatable domestic rite, emphasizing procedural regularity (monthly performance) typical of Dharma literature.
No location is specified; the verse concerns household ritual protocol rather than pilgrimage geography.
It implies intergenerational responsibility: maintaining remembrance and ritual care for ancestors through regulated practice.
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