Varaha Purana 206.4: Adhyaya 206, Shloka 4
Section on the Manifestation of the Fruits of Auspicious Deeds
मम स्थास्यन्ति पार्श्वेषु पापा वै विकृतास्तथा ॥ एनं गायस्यन्ति गन्धर्वा गगनेऽप्सरसस्तथा ॥
mama sthāsyanti pārśveṣu pāpā vai vikṛtās tathā || enaṃ gāsyanti gandharvā gagane 'psarasas tathā ||
पापी लोग मेरे पास खड़े रहेंगे। वो सब बड़े बीमार और बदले हुए होंगे। गंधर्व उसकी तारीफ करते रहेंगे गाके। अप्सरा भी आसमान में उसका गाना गायेंगी।
Unspecified; likely continuing the authoritative speech within the Citragupta/Yama narrative frame
FAQs
It preserves a standard Purāṇic imaginative vocabulary for moral consequence: sinners depicted as afflicted, while the virtuous are publicly honored by celestial performers.
No earthly site is specified; the only spatial marker is ‘in the sky’ (gagane), a cosmological setting.
Conduct is portrayed as leading to contrasting social-cosmic outcomes: dishonor/affliction for wrongdoing and celebration/honor for virtue.
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