Varaha Purana 174.55: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 55
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
वसिष्ठेन महाभागाः शृणुध्वं कथयाम्यहम् ॥ प्रेतानां मोक्षणं पुण्यं गतिप्रवरदायकम् ॥
vasiṣṭhena mahābhāgāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ kathayāmy aham || pretānāṃ mokṣaṇaṃ puṇyaṃ gatipravaradāyakam ||
भाई लोग सुनो, मैं तुम्हे वसिष्ठ की बात बताता हूँ। यह प्रेत को आज़ाद करने का अच्छा तरीका है। इससे अच्छी जगह मिलती है।
Brāhmaṇa (continued)
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