Varaha Purana 198.44: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 44
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
अनुत्तार्य तदा तस्या उच्छ्रिता विकृतावशाः ॥ आवर्तादूर्मयश्चैव ह्युत्तिष्ठन्ति सहस्रशः
anuttārya tadā tasyā ucchritā vikṛtāvaśāḥ || āvartād ūrmayaś caiva hy uttiṣṭhanti sahasraśaḥ
लोग उस नदी को पार नहीं कर पाते। वो ऊपर आते हैं, बिल्कुल हाथ-पैर फूल गए हैं। वहाँ से लहरें आती हैं, हज़ारों की तादाद में।
Varāha (default attribution within Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
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It foregrounds liminality (‘uncrossable’) and dynamic river imagery (whirlpools and waves), supporting comparative research on cosmographic rivers in Purāṇic literature.
The implied location remains the Vaitaraṇī river within the text’s otherworldly geography.
The inability to cross symbolizes obstruction created by one’s own deeds, reinforcing a moralized understanding of passage and impediment.
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