Varaha Purana 193.6: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 6
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
जनमेजय उवाच ॥ भगवञ्जायते तीव्रं चिन्तयानस्य सुव्रत ॥ कर्मपाकफलं यस्मिन्मानुषैरुपभुज्यते ॥
janamejaya uvāca || bhagavañ jāyate tīvraṃ cintayānasya suvrata || karmapākaphalaṃ yasmin mānuṣair upabhujyate
जनमेजय ने कहा, भगवान, मैं जब सोचता हूं तो बहुत चिंता होती है। इंसान जो करता है, उसका फल कैसे मिलता है? यह मुझे समझ नहीं आता।
Janamejaya
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It introduces a didactic question typical of Purāṇic pedagogy: a royal inquirer asks a sage about karma’s maturation and experiential consequences, anchoring ethical theory in narrative dialogue.
No location is specified in this question; it is thematic, focusing on the mechanism of karmic fruition.
Human experience is framed as morally consequential: actions are said to “ripen” into results that are later undergone, encouraging reflective accountability.
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