Varaha Purana 188.73 - Adhyaya 188, Shloka 73

Varaha Purana 188.73: Adhyaya 188, Shloka 73

Section on the Origin and Procedure of Piṇḍa-Rites and Śrāddha: Rules of Mourning Impurity

Aśauca

Devanagari script

भुक्तेषु तेषु सर्वेषु दीनानाथान् प्रतर्प्य च॥ प्रेतराजपुरं गत्वा प्रयच्छति स माधवि

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 188.73

Transliteration

bhukteṣu teṣu sarveṣu dīnānāthān pratarpya ca || pretarājapuraṁ gatvā prayacchati sa mādhavi

Translation

जब सब खाना खा ले, और गरीब लोगों को भी खिला दे। माधवी, फिर वो प्रेत राज की नगरी जाता है। वहाँ जाके उसको अपना फल मिलता है।

Word by Word

भुक्तेषुwhen (they) have eaten / after eating

तेषुamong them / in those

सर्वेषुin all

दीन-अनाथान्the poor and the helpless

प्रतर्प्यhaving satisfied / having fed

चand

प्रेत-राज-पुरम्the city of the lord of the departed (Yama)

गत्वाhaving gone

प्रयच्छतिgives / bestows

सःhe

माधविO Mādhavī

Speaker

Varāha (default, instructional voice)

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It links ritual completion with social welfare—feeding the vulnerable—illustrating how Purāṇic texts integrate charity into ritual efficacy.

Which geographic location is identified?

Pretarājapura is a mythic/otherworldly locale associated with Yama rather than a historical place-name.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Care for the destitute and unprotected is presented as an integral ethical component alongside formal ritual actions.

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