A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Preta
This page describes Preta which is located on page 565 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Preta” according to 43 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
The Skanda Purana [by G. V. Tagare]
A man who is petty-minded and indulges in slandering and calumny and is addicted to flesh diet becomes a Preta. A man who takes food without performing the worship of deities and offering libations to Pitris and without giving to servants, is born as a Preta. A man enamoured of other man s wives, one who steals other s wealth and one who revels in slandering others becomes a Preta....
Read full contents: Chapter 18 - King Viduratha in a Hermitage
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
vantashyulkamukhah preto vipro dharmat svakaccyutah | amedhyakunapashi ca kshatriyah kataputanah || 71 || The Brahmana fallen off from his own duty becomes a ‘fire-mouthed’ Preta feeding on vomitings; and the Kshatriya a ‘foul-nosed’ Preta feeding on impure substances and dead bodies.—(71) Medhatithi’s commentary (manubhashya): The text proceeds to indicate the states fallen into by those who fall off from their duty....
Read full contents: Verse 12.71
Bhagavad-gita-mahatmya [by Shankaracharya]
After that he attained the body of a Preta-Sarpa, a snake-ghost. The only thing he was able to think about was his wealth, which was buried close to the house where he had lived. He had not even informed his own family of the whereabouts of his wealth. In the form of a Preta-Sarpa he resided at the place where his wealth was buried, so that no one else could take that wealth....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - Shankukarna’s attainment of a Preta-sarpa
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