Varaha Purana 198.76: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 76
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
कालज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः ॥ प्रेतनाथ महाभाग धर्मराज नमोऽस्तु ते
kālajñaś ca kṛtajñaś ca satyavādī dṛḍha-vrataḥ || pretanātha mahābhāga dharmarāja namo’stu te
आप समय को जानते हैं और अच्छे काम को याद रखते हैं। आप सच बोलते हैं और अपनी बात पे काये रहते हैं। मरने के बाद लोगों के स्वामी, आप बड़े भगवान हैं। धरमराज, आपको प्रणाम है।
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It reflects a Purāṇic ethical portrait of Dharmarāja (often identified with Yama), emphasizing truthfulness, disciplined conduct, and moral discernment—common themes in late-classical Sanskrit didactic literature.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the setting is conceptual (the moral authority of Dharmarāja over the departed).
The verse elevates virtues such as truth-speaking, steadfast vows, and moral discernment as defining qualities of righteous governance and judgment.
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