Varaha Purana 190.95: Adhyaya 190, Shloka 95
Determinative Exposition on Śrāddha and the Pitṛyajña
Ancestral Offering
पितरस्तस्य षण्मासं दुःखमृच्छन्ति दारुणम् ॥ न्यस्तपात्रं द्रुतं कुर्यात्प्रायश्चित्तमुभौ धरे
pitaras tasya ṣaṇmāsaṁ duḥkham ṛcchanti dāruṇam || nyastapātraṁ drutaṁ kuryāt prāyaścittam ubhau dhare
บรรพชนของผู้นั้นย่อมเสวยทุกข์อันร้ายแรงตลอดหกเดือน ดังนั้นเมื่อวางภาชนะพิธีไว้ต่างหากแล้ว พึงกระทำปรायัศจิตตะโดยเร็ว ณ แผ่นดินนี้
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It illustrates a didactic model where ritual mistakes are linked to ancestral welfare, motivating corrective rites (prāyaścitta) within Purāṇic ethical pedagogy.
No geographic identifier is present; the verse is prescriptive and moral-ritual in scope.
If a śrāddha becomes compromised, one should stop and undertake timely expiation to mitigate harm attributed to the ancestors.
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