Varaha Purana 202.10: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 10
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
Uttara Bhāga · Naraka-yātanā (Descriptions of punitive consequences for adharma)
जिह्वा अस्य छिद्यतां शीघ्रं वाचा दुष्टस्य पापिनः ॥ गम्यागम्यं पुरा येन विज्ञातं न दुरात्मना ॥
jihvā asya chidyatāṃ śīghraṃ vācā duṣṭasya pāpinaḥ || gamyāgamyaṃ purā yena vijñātaṃ na durātmanā ||
jihvA.asya ChidyatAM shIghraM vAchA duShTasya pApinaH || gamyAgamyaM purA yena vij~nAtaM na durAtmanA
इस पापी की जल्दी से ज़ुबान काट दो। इसकी बातें बहुत बुरी हैं। इसने कभी यह नहीं समझा कि कहाँ जाना चाहिए और कहाँ नहीं। यह आदमी बहुत बुरा है।
Sandhi Notes
- gamyāgamyaṃ→gamya-agamyam
- durātmanā→dur-ātmanā
- jihvā asya is already split (no sandhi)
Varāha
Speech is karmically potent; lack of discernment about what to approach/avoid (saṅga-viveka) and malicious speech create self-binding consequences.
Practice satya-hita-mita speech; cultivate discernment in relationships and places; pause before harmful words; seek correction through confession and restraint.
Wicked speech and failure to discern proper/improper associations (gamya/agamyā) lead to retributive punishment targeting the organ of speech (tongue-cutting).
Mutilation of the tongue in infernal punishment; loss of speech mirrors prior misuse and moral blindness.
Varāha Purāṇa 202 (speech-related sins within naraka catalogue)
FAQs
It reflects a classical concern with vāk (speech) as ethically potent, aligning with Dharmaśāstra and didactic traditions that treat harmful speech as a major moral fault.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
The verse highlights accountability for harmful speech and for failing to discern proper vs. improper conduct (gamyāgamya).
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