Varaha Purana 174.17: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 17
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
किं तत्कारणमेतद्धि यूयं सर्वे सनामकाः ॥ प्रेत उवाच ॥ अहं स्वादु सदाश्नामि दद्मि पर्युषितं द्विजे
kiṃ tatkāraṇam etad dhi yūyaṃ sarve sanāmakāḥ || preta uvāca || ahaṃ svādu sadāśnāmi dadmi paryuṣitaṃ dvije
ब्राह्मण ने कहा, इसका कारण क्या है कि तुम सबके ऐसे नाम हैं? प्रेत ने जवाब दिया, मैं तो हमेशा मीठा-मीठा खाना खाता हूँ। पर ब्राह्मण को जो देता हूँ वो बास खाना होता है।
Preta
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It documents a normative ethic around hospitality and gifting, where the quality of food offered to a learned recipient is morally evaluated within Purāṇic social discourse.
None is named here; the verse is ethical and domestic in setting.
Do not reserve the best for oneself while offering inferior or stale provisions to others—especially in contexts framed as charitable or ritual giving.
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