Varaha Purana 200.44: Adhyaya 200, Shloka 44
Description of the Forms of Infernal Torments
Naraka Yātanās
दीर्घिकां मोक्षते कान्तां शीतोदां शीतकाननाम् ॥ सर्वकामान्स लभते भगिनी सा यमस्य तु
dīrghikāṁ mokṣate kāntāṁ śītodāṁ śītakānanām | sarvakāmān sa labhate bhaginī sā yamasya tu ||
അവൻ ശീതളജലവും ശീതളവനവും ഉള്ള മനോഹരമായ ദീർഘികയെ എത്തുന്നു; അവിടെ അവൻ എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹസുഖങ്ങളും ലഭിക്കുന്നു—എന്നാൽ അത് യമന്റെ ‘ഭഗിനി’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Varāha (default, instructor voice in Varāha Purāṇa dialogues)
FAQs
It shows the Purāṇic technique of contrast: a scene of comfort embedded in a punitive journey, intensifying the didactic effect.
The ‘dīrghikā’ is a mythic feature within the narrative; it is not presented as a historical tirtha or identifiable earthly reservoir.
Apparent relief can be transient within the moral economy described; the verse cautions against mistaking temporary comfort for final release.
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