Varaha Purana 174.21: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 21
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
अस्माकमपि पापिष्ठो लेखकस्तेन नाम वै ॥ मदेन लेखकॊ याति रोधकस्तु ह्यवाक्छिराः
asmākam api pāpiṣṭho lekhakas tena nāma vai || madena lekhako yāti rodhakas tu hyavākchirāḥ
हम में सबसे बड़ा पापी वोह है जिसका नाम लेखक है। इसलिए उसका यह नाम पड़ा। लेखक घमंड में चल रहा है जैसे कोई नशा हो। रोधक झुका के चल रहा है।
Preta
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It exemplifies Purāṇic moral ranking (pāpiṣṭha) and the use of behavioral markers (pride, lowered head) to encode vice and consequence.
No geographic location is specified.
Pride/intoxication (mada) and obstructive or deceptive dispositions are presented as vices with enduring repercussions.
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