Varaha Purana 174.83: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 83
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
प्रेतानां तु विमानानि आगतानि समन्ततः ॥ देवदूत उवाचेदं प्रेतानां शृण्वतां तदा ॥
pretānāṁ tu vimānāni āgatāni samantataḥ || devadūta uvāca idaṁ pretānāṁ śṛṇvatāṁ tadā ||
Kemudian, vimāna bagi para preta datang dari segala arah. Pada saat itu seorang utusan ilahi berkata demikian, sementara para preta mendengarkan.
Devadūta (explicit)
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It provides evidence for Purāṇic afterlife imagination—using vimāna motifs and messenger figures—helpful for comparative studies of South Asian eschatological narratives.
No earthly location is specified; the scene is trans-local and oriented to the post-mortem realm.
It implies that ethical-ritual knowledge (heard discourse) has consequences beyond death, affecting the condition and movement of the departed.
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