Varaha Purana 210.7: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 7
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
कं वा द्वेषं पुरस्कृत्य मतिस्तस्य प्रवर्तते ॥ सुखदुःखादि लोकेऽस्मिन्प्रकरोति सुदारुणम् ॥
kaṁ vā dveṣaṁ puraskṛtya matis tasya pravartate || sukhaduḥkhādi loke 'smin prakaroti sudāruṇam ||
किस नफरत को लेकर इंसान का दिमाग चलता है। इस दुनिया में वो बहुत बुरा हाल लाता है। सुख दुख जैसी चीज़ें होती हैं।
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It reflects a common Purāṇic ethical concern: how mental dispositions (such as hatred) condition lived experience through karma, aligning with broader Sanskrit moral psychology.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is framed as a general ethical-philosophical statement.
The verse cautions that hatred as a motivating force leads to severe outcomes, shaping one’s experience of pleasure and pain.
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