Varaha Purana 165.63: Adhyaya 165, Shloka 63
The Glory of Mathurā: The Account of Piṇḍa-Offering at the Catuḥsāmudrika Well
त्यक्त्वा जगाम निधनं प्रेतत्वं समुपागतः ॥ निरुदकेषु देशेषु विच्छायेषु वनेषु च
tyaktvā jagāma nidhanaṃ pretatvaṃ samupāgataḥ || nirudakeṣu deśeṣu vicchāyeṣu vaneṣu ca
वो मर गया और प्रेत बन गया। पानी वाले देशों में घूमता था। जंगल में भी घूमता रहा जहाँ साया भी नहीं था।
Varāha (default dialogue frame; narrative voice)
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It preserves a narrative trope linking moral-ritual states to environmental imagery (waterlessness, lack of shade), useful for studying Purāṇic moral geography.
No single named place; the verse describes generic harsh terrains—waterless regions and shade-poor forests.
It implicitly stresses the consequences of post-mortem vulnerability and the importance of supportive rites and compassionate action within the broader narrative.
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