Varaha Purana 174.30: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 30
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
एतत्पापतरं चान्यद्भोजनं दुष्टकर्मिणाम् ॥ निर्विण्णाः प्रेतभावेन पृच्छामः सुदृढव्रत
etat pāpataraṃ cānyad bhojanaṃ duṣṭa-karmiṇām || nirviṇṇāḥ preta-bhāvena pṛcchāmaḥ sudṛḍha-vrata
और एक और बात भी है। बुरे काम करने वालों का खाना और बड़ा पाप है। हम प्रेत बन के थक गए हैं। तुम जो व्रत में पक्के हो, हम तुमसे पूछते हैं।
Pretas / Petitioners (inferred from 1st person plural and preta-bhāva)
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