Varaha Purana 202.54: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 54
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
सप्तधा सप्त चैकां च जातिं गत्वा स पच्यते ॥ इमं शाकुनिकं पापं श्वभिर्गृध्रैश्च घातय
saptadhā sapta caikāṃ ca jātiṃ gatvā sa pacyate || imaṃ śākunikaṃ pāpaṃ śvabhir gṛdhraiś ca ghātaya
वो सात जनम ले ले, फिर एक और। फिर भी उसको बहुत दुख मिलेगा। जो पक्षी पकड़ के मारता है, वो बुरा आदमी है। उसको कुत्ते और गिद्ध से मरवा दो।
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It demonstrates Purāṇic narrative techniques that combine rebirth enumeration with stark punitive imagery to emphasize moral accountability.
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The passage emphasizes that harmful livelihoods and wrongdoing are followed by repeated adverse rebirths and suffering.
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