Varaha Purana 174.54: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 54
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
प्रेताः ऊचुः ॥ अस्माकं वद कल्याण व्रतस्यास्य विधिं परम् ॥ येन वै क्रियमाणेन प्रेतत्वात्तु विमुच्यते ॥
pretā ūcuḥ || asmākaṃ vada kalyāṇa vratasyāsya vidhiṃ param || yena vai kriyamāṇena pretatvāt tu vimucyate ||
प्रेत बोले, भाई हमें बताओ इस व्रत का सही तरीका। यह करने से हम भूत से आज़ाद हो जाएंगे।
Pretāḥ
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It frames a ritual-technical query (vidhi of a vrata) within an afterlife narrative, illustrating how Purāṇas transmit practice-oriented knowledge through dialogic storytelling.
No new location is named here; it continues the Mathurā–tīrtha discussion context.
The verse emphasizes seeking correct procedure and disciplined practice as a means to overcome harmful states and consequences.
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