Varaha Purana 174.28: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 28
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
नित्यं च कलहो यत्र प्रेता भुञ्जन्ति तत्र वै ॥ अपात्रे प्रतिदत्तानि विधिहीनानि यानि च ॥ निन्दितानां द्विजातीनां जुगुप्सितकुलोद्भवे
nityaṃ ca kalaho yatra pretā bhuñjanti tatra vai || apātre pratidattāni vidhihīnāni yāni ca || ninditānāṃ dvijātīnāṃ jugupsita-kulodbhave
जहाँ रोज़ लड़ाई-झगड़ा होता है, वहाँ प्रेत खाना खाते हैं। जहाँ गलत लोगों को दान दिया जाता है, या बिना सही विधि के। जिन्होंने बड़े थे पर उनकी खराब हरकतों के कारण लोग उन्हे बुरा बोलते थे, उनको भी दान मिलता है।
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