Varaha Purana 202.17: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 17
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
येनाग्निरुज्झितः पूर्वं गृहीत्वा च न पूजितः ॥ इमं पापसमाचारं वीरघ्नमतिपापिनम्
yenāgnir ujjhitaḥ pūrvaṃ gṛhītvā ca na pūjitaḥ || imaṃ pāpasamācāraṃ vīraghnam atipāpinam
जिसने अग्नि को उठाया लेकिन उसकी पूजा नहीं की। उसने उसे छोड़ दिया। यह बहुत बुरा काम है। इसने बड़े लोगों को मारा। यह बहुत पापी है।
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It preserves a cultural memory of fire (agni) as a central domestic/ritual institution; neglecting it is treated as a marker of moral and ritual disorder within Purāṇic ethical narration.
No geographic location is named; the focus is on conduct related to agni and moral transgression.
To uphold responsibility and reverence toward foundational social-ritual obligations (symbolized by agni), and to avoid violent or grievously harmful behavior.
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