ततः प्रेताश्च ते सर्वे प्रेतत्वेन समन्विताः । यथाज्येष्ठं यथान्यायं प्रचक्रुर्भोजनक्रियाम्
tataḥ pretāśca te sarve pretatvena samanvitāḥ | yathājyeṣṭhaṃ yathānyāyaṃ pracakrurbhojanakriyām
پھر وہ سب پریت، اپنی پریت فطرت کے ساتھ، بڑائی کے مطابق اور شرعی قاعدے کے مطابق کھانے کی رسم ادا کرنے لگے۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A nocturnal, otherworldly banquet: pretas seated in ranked order, each receiving food according to seniority; the setting feels royal yet eerie, with ritual precision.
Dharma is characterized by order and propriety; right conduct (nyāya) is upheld as a principle across realms.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative arc.
Observance of proper procedure and hierarchy in communal acts (here, bhojana-kriyā), indicating dharmic order.