Varaha Purana 196.11: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 11
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
Uttara Bhāga · Karmic Consequences and Reflective Response
अङ्गानि चैव सीदन्ति मनो विह्वलतीव मे ॥ दिव्यभावाः स्पृशन्त्येते चिन्तयानस्य तत्फलम्
aṅgāni caiva sīdanti mano vihvalatīva me || divya-bhāvāḥ spṛśanty ete cintayānasya tat-phalam
a~NgAni chaiva sIdanti mano vihvalatIva me || divyabhAvAH spRRishantyete chintayAnasya tatphalam
मेरे हाथ-पैर कमज़ोर हो रहे हैं। मेरा दिमाग घूम रहा है जैसे मैं कुछ समझ नहीं पा रहा। जब मैं उसके बारे में सोचता हूँ, ऐसा लगता है जैसे कोई ऊपर वाली ताकत मुझे छू रही है।
Sandhi Notes
- चैव = च + एव
- विह्वलतीव = विह्वलती + इव
- स्पृशन्त्येते = स्पृशन्ति + एते
- तत्फलम् = तत् + फलम्
Varāha
Deep reflection on karmic consequences can destabilize ordinary identification and open contact with higher (divya) states.
Practice daily karmaphala-anusandhāna (review of actions and consequences) to cultivate vairāgya and ethical restraint.
Varāha Purāṇa 196.8-11 (karmic panorama leading to this contemplative reaction)
FAQs
It shows how Purāṇic texts integrate moral causality with embodied affect—weakening limbs and mental disturbance as narrative markers of insight or shock.
No location is specified; the verse is introspective and experiential.
Reflective contemplation on consequences (phala) is portrayed as transformative, underscoring responsibility for actions.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Varaha Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
