प्रेतत्वं दुःसहं पुत्र दुःसहा यमयातना । तस्मात्पुत्र न कर्त्तव्यं सशल्यं द्वादशीव्रतम्
pretatvaṃ duḥsahaṃ putra duḥsahā yamayātanā | tasmātputra na karttavyaṃ saśalyaṃ dvādaśīvratam
प्रेतत्वं खलु दुःसहं पुत्र, यमस्य यातनाश्च दुःसहाः। तस्मात् पुत्र, सशल्यं दोषयुक्तं द्वादशीव्रतं न कर्तव्यम्।
Unspecified (teacher/elder addressing 'putra')
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: An elder instructs a son: the terror of preta-existence and Yama’s torments is contrasted with the careful, faultless observance of Dvādaśī-vrata in a sacred Dvārakā setting.
Correct observance of vows is linked to auspicious afterlife outcomes; negligence invites severe consequences.
Dvārakā, indirectly, as the chapter belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya centered on Kṛṣṇa’s dharma.
Do not perform Dvādaśī vrata in a defective manner (saśalya); ensure proper tithi and discipline.