Varaha Purana 126.151: Adhyaya 126, Shloka 151
The Greatness of Kubjāmraka: Raibhya’s Boon and the Teaching on the Sacred Tīrthas
सत्यं वा यदि वा असत्यं न ब्रुवन्ति कदाचन ॥ पतन्ति नरके घोरे रौरवे तप्तवालुके
satyaṁ vā yadi vā asatyaṁ na bruvanti kadācana || patanti narake ghore raurave taptavāluke
सच बोलो या झूठ, वो कभी नहीं बोलते। वो गिर जाते हैं बड़े भयानक नरक में, जहाँ रेत भी जल रही होती है।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic moral pedagogy using vivid post-mortem consequence imagery to reinforce norms of speech and accountability.
No earthly geography is identified; Raurava is a conceptual infernal realm in Purāṇic cosmography.
Refusing to answer—evading speech when questioned—can be framed as a serious ethical failure, comparable to falsehood in its social harm.
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