Varaha Purana 174.47: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 47
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
प्रेताः ऊचुः ॥ ये एतत्कर्म कुर्वन्ति मूढा अधर्मपरायणाः ॥ विरुद्धकारिणः पापास्तेषां काञ्चिद्गतिं वद ॥
pretā ūcuḥ || ye etatkarma kurvanti mūḍhā adharmaparāyaṇāḥ || viruddhakāriṇaḥ pāpās teṣāṃ kāñcid gatiṃ vada ||
प्रेत लोग बोले, वो लोग जो ऐसा करते हैं, वो पागल हैं। यह लोग धरम के बिल्कुल उल्टे चलते हैं। इनका काम भी गलत है और यह पापी भी हैं। ऐसे लोगों का क्या होगा, वो बताओ।
Pretāḥ
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It preserves a question-and-answer pedagogical style typical of Purāṇas, using interlocutors (here, pretas) to elicit doctrinal and ethical clarification.
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The verse frames unethical conduct (adharma) as leading to a consequential ‘gati’ (post-mortem trajectory), prompting inquiry into moral causality.
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