[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s4.2443 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s4.2443 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s4.2443 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s4.2443](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2443) \*Pretarāja\*—is Yama once he asked a certain merchant to take all his wealth and spend ⅚ of it at Gayā for śrāddha in his name, and ⅙ for himself for doing the Karma, so he did and the Preta got released from the bondage of \*samsāra\* - [Previous: v2.c7.s4.2442](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2442) - [Next: v2.c7.s4.2444](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2444) - [Up: v2.c7.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2443](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2443) · Pramāṇa