Varaha Purana 174.19: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 19
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
एतत्कारणमुद्दिश्य शीघ्रगस्तेन शोच्यते ॥ एको गृहस्य मध्ये तु भुङ्क्ते द्विजभयेन हि
etatkāraṇam uddiśya śīghragas tena śocyate || eko gṛhasya madhye tu bhuṅkte dvijabhayena hi
इस कारण से इसका नाम शीघ्रग पड़ा। यह ब्राह्मण से डर के घर के अंदर अकेला खाना खाता है।
Preta
FAQs
It preserves a moralized portrait of secrecy and guilt around consumption, using narrative naming to encode social norms about sharing and propriety.
No geographic identifier occurs; the setting is a generic household interior.
Eating in concealment and withholding (especially in contexts involving learned guests/recipients) is portrayed as ethically blameworthy with lasting consequences.
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