Varaha Purana 70.23: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 23
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
यद्धीनं रजसा कर्म केवलं तामसं तु यत् । तद् दुर्गतिपरं नॄणामिह लोके परत्र च ॥ ७०.२३ ॥
yaddhīnaṃ rajasā karma kevalaṃ tāmasaṃ tu yat | tad durgatiparaṃ nṝṇām iha loke paratra ca || 70.23 ||
जो काम रजस से कम हो, या सिर्फ तामसिक हो, वो गलत रास्ते पे ले जाता है। इस दुनिया में भी दुख देता है, मरने के बाद भी।
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It reflects a Purāṇic synthesis of ethical teaching with guṇa-theory (sattva–rajas–tamas), a conceptual framework widely shared with Sāṃkhya and later Dharma-śāstra discussions on evaluating human action.
No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a general ethical-philosophical statement about action and its consequences.
Actions characterized by deficiency in rajas (productive engagement) or dominated by tamas (inertia/delusion) are presented as leading to adverse outcomes for humans, affecting both present life and post-mortem consequence frameworks.
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