Varaha Purana 202.45: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 45
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
पूर्वैश्च सूकरो भूत्वा नकुलो जायते पुनः ॥ विमुक्तश्च ततः पश्चान्मानुष्यं लभते चिरात् ॥
pūrvaiś ca sūkaro bhūtvā nakulo jāyate punaḥ || vimuktaś ca tataḥ paścān mānuṣyaṃ labhate cirāt ||
पहले सुअर बनता है। फिर नेवला बन जाता है। उसके बाद वो छूट जाता है। और बहुत देर बाद इंसान की लाइफ मिलती है।
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It provides a compact example of karmic sequencing (animal births followed by eventual human birth), a recurring Purāṇic narrative device for moral pedagogy.
No geographic location is named.
The passage implies that unethical conduct can lead to prolonged cycles of non-human birth, while eventual release and return to human status is depicted as delayed and difficult.
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