Varaha Purana 174.32: Adhyaya 174, Shloka 32
The Sanctifying Power of River Confluences: Release from the Preta-State and the Rite of Śravaṇa Dvādaśī with Vāmana Worship
व्रतैरभ्युद्यतः पूतो न प्रेतो जायते नरः ॥ मिष्टान्नपानदाता च सततं श्रद्धयान्वितः
vratair abhyudyataḥ pūto na preto jāyate naraḥ || miṣṭānna-pāna-dātā ca satataṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ
جو شخص ورتوں میں سرگرم رہ کر پاکیزہ ہو جائے وہ پریت نہیں بنتا؛ اور جو ہمیشہ عقیدت کے ساتھ میٹھا کھانا اور پینے کی چیزیں دان کرتا رہے، وہ بھی پریت نہیں بنتا۔
Brāhmaṇa (continuation of brāhmaṇa uvāca)
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It connects ascetic observance (vrata) with household charity (food-and-drink giving), showing an integrated ethical ideal spanning multiple life-modes.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
Sustained discipline and charitable giving, performed with śraddhā, are presented as protective ethical practices.
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