Varaha Purana 196.11: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 11
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
अङ्गानि चैव सीदन्ति मनो विह्वलतीव मे ॥ दिव्यभावाः स्पृशन्त्येते चिन्तयानस्य तत्फलम्
aṅgāni caiva sīdanti mano vihvalatīva me || divya-bhāvāḥ spṛśanty ete cintayānasya tat-phalam
Wahrlich, meine Glieder ermatten, und mein Geist ist wie verwirrt. Diese göttlichen Zustände berühren mich, während ich die Frucht dessen betrachte.
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Psychology of Experience","Cosmology"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: inner landscape / contemplative state
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 196.8-11 (karmic panorama leading to this contemplative reaction)
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It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate moral causality with embodied affect—weakening limbs and mental disturbance as narrative markers of insight or shock.
No location is specified; the verse is introspective and experiential.
Reflective contemplation on consequences (phala) is portrayed as transformative, underscoring responsibility for actions.
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