Varaha Purana 176.32: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 32
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
नीता नरकमत्युग्रं मया पापिष्ठया भृशम् ॥ एवं सा तस्य तत्सर्वं कथयित्वा तिलोत्तमा ॥
nītā narakam atyugraṃ mayā pāpiṣṭhayā bhṛśam || evaṃ sā tasya tatsarvaṃ kathayitvā tilottamā ||
मैंने बहुत बड़ा पाप किया था, इसलिए मैंने उसे बहुत बुरा नरक में भेज दिया। तिलोत्तमा ने उसे यह सब बताया और अपनी बात आगे बढ़ाई।
Pṛthivī
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It illustrates a common Purāṇic mechanism: moral causality expressed through naraka imagery, coupled with confession as a narrative device leading toward expiation.
No geographic site is named in this verse; it is primarily moral-narrative and cosmographic (nāraka) rather than topographic.
Actions have severe consequences for oneself and others; acknowledging wrongdoing becomes a step toward ethical repair and prāyaścitta.
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