Varaha Purana 195.9: Adhyaya 195, Shloka 9
Description of Sinners Abiding in Yama’s Realm
Catalog of Transgressions and the Logic of Retribution
अशौचा निर्दयाः पापा हिंसका व्रतभञ्जकाः ॥ सोमविक्रयिणश्चैव स्त्रीजितः सर्वविक्रयी ॥
aśaucā nirdayāḥ pāpā hiṃsakā vratabhañjakāḥ | somavikrayiṇaś caiva strījitaḥ sarvavikrayī ||
जो साफ नहीं रहते, जिसमें दिल नहीं होता, जो पाप करते हैं। जो हिंसा करते हैं और व्रत तोड़ देते हैं। जो सोम बेचते हैं, जो औरतों के नीचे रहते हैं, और जो कुछ भी बेच देते हैं। ये सब भी उसी में हैं।
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It preserves a moral vocabulary linking personal conduct (non-violence, compassion) with ritual integrity (vows, regulated ritual goods), reflecting a combined ethical-ritual framework.
No geographic location is mentioned.
It condemns cruelty, violence, and breaking observances, and critiques certain forms of commodification of ritual goods and indiscriminate selling.
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