Varaha Purana 176.33: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 33
The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā
रुरोद सुस्वरं दीना स्मृत्वा पूर्वं कुलं वरम् ॥ विलप्य बहुधा रात्रौ संस्मृत्य स्वं विचेष्टितम् ॥
ruroda susvaraṃ dīnā smṛtvā pūrvaṃ kulaṃ varam || vilapya bahudhā rātrau saṃsmṛtya svaṃ viceṣṭitam ||
वो बहुत दुखी होकर ज़ोर से रोने लगी क्योंकि उसको अपना पुराना अच्छा खानदान याद आ गया। वो रात भर रोती रही और अपने किए हुए काम याद करती रही।
Pṛthivī
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It preserves a literary pattern where recollection of lineage (kula) and remorse function as catalysts for later counsel and expiatory practice.
None is specified; the verse focuses on interior reflection and narrative psychology.
Moral self-review—remembering one’s actions and their effects—is presented as foundational to reform and the pursuit of remedies like prāyaścitta.
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