Varaha Purana 198.67: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 67
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
पापाशया निष्कृतिकाः सर्वदानविवर्जिताः ॥ परापवादनिरताः पापैर्बद्धकथानकाः
pāpāśayā niṣkṛtikāḥ sarvadānavivarjitāḥ || parāpavādaniratāḥ pāpair baddhakathānakāḥ
इनके मन में बुरी बातें भरी हैं। इन्होंने कोई बुराई नहीं मानी। यह कभी किसी को कुछ नहीं देते। यह बस दूसरों के बारे में बुरी बातें फैलाते रहते हैं। इनकी सारी कहानियाँ पाप से भरी हैं।
Varāha
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The verse preserves a moral typology common to Purāṇas: inner intention (āśaya), social speech (apavāda), and public virtue (dāna) are treated as linked indicators of character.
No location is named in this verse; it functions as a general ethical characterization.
It critiques harmful speech and the absence of generosity, emphasizing that intention, verbal conduct, and charitable action are central ethical measures.
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