Varaha Purana 198.15: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 15
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
क्वचिद्बालः क्वचिद्वृद्धः क्वचिद्रौद्रो नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ त्वया विराजितो लोकः शासितो धर्महेतुना ॥
kvacid bālaḥ kvacid vṛddhaḥ kvacid raudro namo 'stu te | tvayā virājito lokaḥ śāsito dharma-hetunā ||
कभी बच्चे बन जाते हो, कभी बूढ़े, कभी बहुत गुस्से वाले, तुझे प्रणाम। तुम इस दुनिया को चमकाते हो और धरम के लिए सबको सिखाते हो।
Ṛṣiputra (continuation of marked speech)
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