Varaha Purana 135.16: Adhyaya 135, Shloka 16
Prescriptions for Expiation of Offences: Red/Black Garments, Improper Touch in Darkness, Impure Leftovers, Eating Boar-Meat, and Consuming Jālapāda
पञ्च वर्षाणि नकुलो दश वर्षाणि कच्छपः ॥ एवं भ्रमति संसारे मम कर्मपरायणः ॥
pañca varṣāṇi nakulo daśa varṣāṇi kacchapaḥ | evaṁ bhramati saṁsāre mama karmaparāyaṇaḥ ||
पाँच साल तक वो नेवला बनता है, और दस साल तक कछुआ। फिर भी मेरे काम में लगा रहता है, दुनिया में घूमता रहता है।
Varāha addressing Pṛthivī
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It exemplifies Purāṇic moral causality framed through sequential rebirths, offering data for comparative studies of transmigration lists across Dharma and Purāṇa corpora.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Devotion or ritual activity alone is not presented as sufficient; correctness and informed practice are emphasized to avoid adverse outcomes.
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