Varaha Purana 112.20: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 20
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
उपजीवन्ति ये शूद्रास्तेषां गतिमतः शृणु ॥ कपिलाजीविनः शूद्राः क्रूरा गच्छन्ति रौरवम् ॥
upajīvanti ye śūdrās teṣāṃ gatim ataḥ śṛṇu || kapilājīvinaḥ śūdrāḥ krūrā gacchanti rauravam ||
अब सुन्नो, उन शूद्रों का क्या होता है जो दूसरों के उपर जीते हैं। जो शूद्र कपिला गाय से अपना पेट भरते हैं, वो बुरे इंसान होते हैं। ये लोग मरने के बाद रौरव नरक में जाते हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It provides evidence for Purāṇic moralization of livelihood and the mapping of ethics onto afterlife geographies (naraka lists such as Raurava).
Raurava is not a terrestrial location but a cosmological hell-realm within Purāṇic afterlife geography.
It warns that certain livelihoods associated with prohibited handling/appropriation of valued gifts are portrayed as leading to severe negative consequences.
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