Varaha Purana 194.29: Adhyaya 194, Shloka 29
The Return of Naciketas from Yama’s Abode: Inquiry into Death, Karma, and Dharmic Release
किं च कुर्वन्प्रमुच्येत किं वा कर्म समाचरेत् ॥ आस्पदं सर्वलोकस्य तत्कर्म दुरतिक्रमम् ॥
kiṃ ca kurvan pramucyeta kiṃ vā karma samācaret || āspadaṃ sarvalokasya tatkarma duratikramam ||
आदमी क्या करें कि वो मुक्त हो जाए? कौनसा काम करना चाहिए? वो काम पूरे दुनिया का आधार है, और उससे आगे बढ़ना बहुत मुश्किल है।
Pṛthivī (default dialogue framework; inquirer voice)
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It represents a Purāṇic soteriological question—how liberation relates to conduct—while also portraying dharma/karma as a stabilizing order for the cosmos.
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Seek liberation through disciplined practice of right action (karma/dharma), understood as a foundational and binding order.
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