Varaha Purana 196.8: Adhyaya 196, Shloka 8
Description of the City of Dharmarāja
Yama
सर्वजीवैस्तथाकीर्णं तस्य राज्ञः पुरोत्तमम् ॥ क्वचिद्युद्धं क्वचिद्द्वन्द्वं तेन बद्धो यमालये
sarva-jīvais tathākīrṇaṁ tasya rājñaḥ purottamam || kvacid yuddhaṁ kvacid dvandvaṁ tena baddho yamālaye
ആ രാജാവിന്റെ അത്യുത്തമ നഗരി സർവ്വവിധ ജീവികളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. എവിടെയോ യുദ്ധം, എവിടെയോ ദ്വന്ദ്വം; അതിനാൽ അവൻ യമാലയത്തിൽ ബന്ധിതനായി।
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It exemplifies Purāṇic moral narration where social actions (here, conflict) are linked to post-mortem consequences framed through Yama’s domain.
“Yamālaya” is a mythic-ethical locale (Yama’s abode), not a terrestrial site; the king’s city remains unnamed here.
Actions involving conflict are presented as causally binding, reinforcing the karmic logic of consequence.
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