Varaha Purana 162.32: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 32
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
आत्मनस्त्यागिनश्चैव आपस्तम्बोऽब्रवीदिदम् ॥ आत्मघाती नरः पापो नरके पच्यते चिरम् ॥
ātmanastyāginaś caiva āpastambo ’bravīd idam || ātmaghātī naraḥ pāpo narake pacyate ciram ||
Āpastamba sprach dies über den, der sich selbst aufgibt: Wer sich selbst tötet, ist sündig und soll lange Zeit in der Hölle gequält werden.
Varāha (default dialogue framework; fragment cites Āpastamba as quoted authority)
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It preserves a Dharmaśāstric-style ethical stance within a Purāṇic narrative frame, explicitly invoking Āpastamba as an authoritative voice.
No explicit geographic location appears in this verse.
The verse frames self-killing (ātmaghāta) as a serious moral transgression with severe post-mortem consequences.
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