Varaha Purana 199.4: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 4
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
याचमानाः स्थिताः नित्यं सुशीतैस्तोयभोजनैः ॥ स्त्रियः श्रीरूपसंकाशाः सुकुमाराः सुभोजनाः
yācamānāḥ sthitā nityaṃ suśītais toyabhojanaiḥ || striyaḥ śrīrūpasaṃkāśāḥ sukumārāḥ subhojanāḥ
वहाँ औरतें हैं जो माँगती रहती हैं। उनको ठंडा पानी और खाना मिलता है। वो लक्ष्मी जैसी सुंदर हैं, कोमल और अच्छा खाना खाने वाली।
Varāha
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The verse exemplifies Purāṇic descriptive technique—using vivid social imagery (supplication, nourishment, beauty) to frame moral narratives and consequences.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
The verse contributes to an ethical narrative context by presenting conditions and figures that function as moral exempla or instruments within the afterlife account.
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