Varaha Purana 202.58: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 58
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
तस्माद्देशात्ततो मुक्तस्ततः सूकरतां व्रजेत् ॥ महिषः कुक्कुटश्चैव शशो जम्बूक एव च ॥
tasmād deśāt tato muktas tataḥ sūkaratāṃ vrajet || mahiṣaḥ kukkuṭaś caiva śaśo jambūka eva ca
वहाँ से जब छूटेगा, फिर सुअर बनेगा। उसके बाद भैंस, मुर्गा, खरगोश और गिद्ध भी बनेगा।
Varāha (default narrator-instructor in Varāha–Pṛthivī dialogue framework)
FAQs
Enumerations of rebirth as specific animals are a widespread Purāṇic device that links ethical discourse with culturally intelligible zoological categories.
The verse mentions “that region” (tasmād deśāt) without specifying a named place.
The narrative presents rebirth as a graded consequence of wrongdoing, emphasizing continuity between conduct and future embodiment.
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