Varaha Purana 174.16: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 16
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
शीघ्रगो रोधकश्चैव पञ्चमो लेखकस्तथा ॥ ब्राह्मण उवाच ॥ प्रेतानां कर्मजातानां नाम्नां वै सम्भवः कुतः
śīghrago rodhakaś caiva pañcamo lekhakas tathā || brāhmaṇa uvāca || pretānāṃ karmajātānāṃ nāmnāṃ vai sambhavaḥ kutaḥ
ब्राह्मण ने पूछा, यह तीन नाम हैं - शीघ्रग, रोधक, और पाँचवा लेखक। इन प्रेत के नाम जो इनके करम से बने हैं, यह आए कहाँ से?
Brāhmaṇa
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It reflects a Purāṇic didactic method: ethical causality (karma) is explained through narrative taxonomy (named categories of pretas), serving as moral instruction within a dialogue frame.
No geographic location is specified in this verse; the focus is classificatory and ethical (karma → name/status).
Actions are presented as causally determinative—one’s conduct is linked to one’s post-mortem identity and condition.
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