Varaha Purana 112.22: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 22
Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot
Hema-kumbha
शुनो योन्या विमुक्तास्तु विष्ठाभुक्कृमयस्ततः ॥ विष्ठास्थानेषु पापिष्ठः सुदुर्गन्धिषु नित्यशः ॥
śuno yonyā vimuktāstu viṣṭhābhuk-kṛimayas tataḥ || viṣṭhāsthāneṣu pāpiṣṭhaḥ sudurgandhiṣu nityaśaḥ ||
कुत्ते की कोख से निकल के वो कीड़े बन जाते हैं जो गंदगी खाते हैं। सबसे बड़े पापी लोग गंदी जगह पर रहते हैं। हमेशा बुरी बदबू आती रहती है।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic strategy: vivid rebirth imagery is used to frame ethical norms around purity, conduct, and consequences of wrongdoing.
No specific geographic site is named in this verse; the imagery is moral-cosmological rather than topographical.
The verse communicates a cautionary principle: severe wrongdoing is portrayed as leading to degrading rebirths and continuous association with impurity.
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