Varaha Purana 174.51: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 51
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
न ते प्रेता भविष्यन्ति मार्गस्थो यो नमस्यते ॥ विमानवरमारुह्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ॥
na te pretā bhaviṣyanti mārgastho yo namasyate || vimānavaram āruhya viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati ||
जब कोई इस रास्ते में झुकता है, वो भूत नहीं बनता। वो अच्छी हवाई गाड़ी में बैठ के विष्णु के पास जाता है।
Brāhmaṇa (continued)
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It exemplifies Purāṇic soteriological motifs—devotional gesture (namas) and post-mortem ascent—useful for studying evolving devotional and afterlife imaginaries.
No explicit location is named in this verse; it continues the pilgrimage-path context.
Cultivating reverence and disciplined conduct is portrayed as protective against a degraded post-mortem condition.
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