Varaha Purana 136.17: Adhyaya 136, Shloka 17
A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
हत्वा च बालान्वृद्धांश्च त्रिपुरे रूपिणीः स्त्रियः ॥ तेन पापेन सम्बद्धो न शक्नोति विचेष्टितुम् ॥
hatvā ca bālān vṛddhāṃś ca tripure rūpiṇīḥ striyaḥ || tena pāpena sambaddho na śaknoti viceṣṭitum ||
Y habiendo matado a niños y ancianos, y a mujeres de hermosa figura en Tripurā, atado por ese pecado no puede obrar libremente.
Varāha
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It shows how Purāṇic texts narrativize moral injury: extreme violence is linked to loss of agency, providing material for studies of ethics and narrative causality in Sanskrit literature.
Tripurā is named; in Purāṇic usage it may function as a mythic locale associated with the Tripura narrative cycle rather than a single securely identified modern site.
The verse presents violence against vulnerable groups as generating binding consequences, diminishing autonomy and capacity for right action.
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