Varaha Purana 198.58: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 58
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
आलिङ्ग्यालिङ्ग्य दुःखार्त्ताः केचित्तत्र पतन्ति वै ॥ तथान्ये क्षुधितास्तत्र हाहाभूतमचेतसः
āliṅgyāliṅgya duḥkhārttāḥ kecit tatra patanti vai || tathānye kṣudhitas tatra hāhābhūtam acetasaḥ
दुख में डूब के लोग एक दूसरे को बार-बार पकड़ लेते हैं। कुछ लोग वहाँ गिर जाते हैं। कुछ भूख से बेहाल हो के बेहोश हो जाते हैं। 'हा हा!' करके चिल्लाते हैं।
Varāha (default narrative voice for the excerpted description)
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The verse documents conventional Purāṇic rhetoric where bodily and emotional distress illustrates the consequences of unethical conduct.
None; the narrative is not tied to a pilgrimage geography in this excerpt.
It reinforces the theme that harmful actions lead to suffering, conveyed through communal lament and helplessness.
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