Varaha Purana 161.1: Adhyaya 161, Shloka 1
The Efficacy of the Sacred Forests: The Merit of Pilgrimage to Mathurā’s Twelve Groves
अथ देववनप्रभावः ॥ धरण्युवाच ॥ ये धर्मविमुखा मूढाः सर्वज्ञानविवर्जिताः ॥ का गतिः कृष्ण तेषां हि विहिता नरके सुरैः
atha devavanaprabhāvaḥ || dharaṇy uvāca || ye dharmavimukhā mūḍhāḥ sarvajñānavivarjitāḥ || kā gatiḥ kṛṣṇa teṣāṁ hi vihitā narake suraiḥ
अब देववन की बात आती है। धरती ने पूछा। जो लोग धरम से दूर हो जाते हैं, वो बेवकूफ हैं। उन्हें कुछ समझ नहीं आता। ऐसे लोगों का क्या होता है कृष्ण? देवताओं ने उनके लिए नरक में क्या तय किया है?
Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī
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It marks a new thematic unit (Devavana-prabhāva) and preserves a classical Purāṇic question-and-answer format where Earth (Dharaṇī) inquires about moral causality and afterlife outcomes.
Devavana is introduced as a named sacred locale/theme, but this verse itself does not provide a modern identification.
It frames ethical accountability by questioning the consequences for those who reject dharma and remain in ignorance.
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