Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 14, Shloka 94
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
गोग्घ्रो न्यूनतरं याति नरके 'थ त्रिजन्मनि ।
तथोपपातकानाञ्च सर्वेषामिति निश्चयः ॥
gogghro nyūnataraṃ yāti narake 'tha trijanmani /
tathopapātakānāṃ ca sarveṣām iti niścayaḥ
ಗೋಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಿದವನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪಕಾಲ ನರಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿ, ನಂತರ ಮೂರು ಜನ್ಮಗಳವರೆಗೆ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಎಲ್ಲ ಉಪಪಾತಕ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಗೂ ಇದೇ ಸ್ಥಿರ ನಿರ್ಣಯ.
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FAQs
The text differentiates degrees of wrongdoing and their karmic ‘sentencing’: even when hell-term is reduced, rebirth-based repercussions may persist.
Primarily dharma-ethical classification; not a pancalakṣaṇa core.
‘Three births’ can signify the deep embedding of a pattern across body, speech, and mind—requiring sustained correction over time.