Varaha Purana 71.60: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 60
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
स्वर्गं चैवापवर्गं च इति वै संशयात् पुरा । वैडालिका अधो यास्यन्ति मम संततिदूषकाः ॥ ७१.६० ॥
svargaṃ caivāpavargaṃ ca iti vai saṃśayāt purā | vaiḍālikā adho yāsyanti mama saṃtatidūṣakāḥ || 71.60 ||
Antaño hubo en verdad duda: «el cielo y también la liberación (apavarga)». Pero los Vaiḍālikas, los que corrompen mi linaje, descenderán a un estado inferior.
Varāha (default dialogue attribution in absence of explicit speaker marker)
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It reflects a Purāṇic ethical framework that differentiates between svarga (a reward state often understood as temporary) and apavarga (liberation), while also using social-moral language (e.g., “corrupters of lineage”) to mark conduct believed to lead to decline.
No geographic location is explicitly named in this verse fragment; it is primarily doctrinal/ethical rather than topographical.
The verse asserts moral consequence: those characterized as corrupting or defiling one’s lineage/succession are described as heading “downward,” emphasizing accountability and the perceived gravity of social-ethical transgression.
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