Varaha Purana 205.3: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 3
Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results
अयं नागो भवेत्शीघ्रमयं तु परमां गतिम् ॥ स्वपूर्वकान्पश्यतेऽयमात्मनस्तु पितामहान् ॥
ayaṃ nāgo bhavec chīghram ayaṃ tu paramāṃ gatim | sva-pūrvakān paśyate ’yam ātmanaḥ tu pitāmahān ||
यह इंसान जल्दी से नाग बन जाएगा। लेकिन यह इंसान सबसे बड़ी जगह पहुँच जाएगा। यह इंसान अपने पुराने परिवार के लोगों को देख सकता है, अपने दादा और पर दादा को भी।
Ṛṣiputra (continuation; internal adjudicating voice not explicit)
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It preserves layered ideas of rebirth and ancestral continuity, reflecting broader Indic concerns with lineage, merit, and post-mortem vision of forebears.
No location is specified; the content is genealogical and soteriological.
The verse reinforces graded consequences of conduct—ranging from non-human existence to a ‘highest’ state—while also connecting outcomes to ancestral identity.
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