Varaha Purana 198.83: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 83
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
कुलेषु सुदरिद्रेषु सञ्जाताः पापकर्मिणः ॥ पापैरनुगता घोरैर्मानुषं लोकमाश्रिताः
kuleṣu sudaridreṣu sañjātāḥ pāpa-karmiṇaḥ || pāpair anugatā ghōrair mānuṣaṁ lokam āśritāḥ
जो लोग बुरा काम करते हैं, वो बहुत गरीब घर में पैदा होते हैं। उनके सारे बुरा काम उनके पीछे पड़े रहते हैं। जब यह दुनिया में आते हैं, तो बड़े तकलीफ में रहते हैं।
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It reflects a widespread premodern South Asian discourse linking moral causality with life circumstances, a theme important for intellectual history and comparative ethics.
No geographic location is specified; the text speaks generally of birth “in the human world.”
The passage asserts karmic accountability: harmful actions are represented as shaping future conditions of life.
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