Vamana Purana — Merit of Shravana Dvadashi, Shloka 65

The Merit of Śravaṇa-Dvādaśī and the Liberation of a Preta through Gayā Piṇḍa-Rites

Devanagari script

शय्यासनस्थानमात्रं स्वेच्छयान्नभुजक्रिया एतावद् दीयते तेभ्यो नार्थभागहरा हि ते

Transliteration

śayyāsanasthānamātraṃ svecchayānnabhujakriyā etāvad dīyate tebhyo nārthabhāgaharā hi te

Translation

“Only a bed, a seat, and a place to stay, and—according to one’s own choice—the act of eating food: only this much is to be given to them; for they are not, indeed, takers of a share in one’s property.”

Speakers

• Narrator/teacher-figure speaking within a didactic family-property dispute (exact interlocutors not named in the given verses).

Key Themes

• Dharma (righteous conduct)
• Hospitality and minimal maintenance (bed/seat/food)
• Property rights and inheritance shares (bhāga)
• Non-appropriation / limits of entitlement

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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