Varaha Purana 198.54: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 54
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
पाषाणवर्षैः केचित्तु पांसुवर्षैश्च विद्रुताः ॥ प्रविशन्ति नगच्छायां ततस्ते प्रज्वलन्ति तु ॥
pāṣāṇavarṣaiḥ kecit tu pāṃsuvarṣaiś ca vidrutāḥ || praviśanti nagacchāyāṃ tatas te prajvalanti tu ||
कुछ लोग पत्थर और धूल बरसते हुए भाग रहे हैं। वो पेड़ की छाँव में जाकर छुप जाते हैं। लेकिन वहाँ भी वो अचानक जलने लगते हैं।
Varāha
FAQs
It uses a paradoxical motif—shade that leads to burning—to heighten the didactic force of the punitive narrative.
No; 'naga-chāyā' is a generic image of a tree’s shade, not a specific sacred site.
The verse illustrates that apparent relief may be illusory within a consequence-driven moral universe.
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