Varaha Purana 210.22: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 22
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
नारद उवाच ॥ यद्येवं स्वकृतं कर्म समन्वेति शुभाशुभम् ॥ शुभस्येह भवेर्दवृद्धिरशुभस्य क्षयोऽपि वा ॥
nārada uvāca || yadyevaṃ svakṛtaṃ karma samanveti śubhāśubham || śubhasyeha bhaved avṛddhir aśubhasya kṣayo ’pi vā ||
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ സ്വകൃതകർമം ശുഭാശുഭഫലങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം അനുഗമിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ഈ ജന്മത്തിൽ ശുഭത്തിന്റെ വർദ്ധനവില്ലായ്മ—അഥവാ അശുഭത്തിന്റെ ക്ഷയവും—എങ്ങനെ സംഭവിക്കും?
Nārada
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It demonstrates the Purāṇic pedagogical style: a sage poses a logical question to clarify how karmic accumulation can be modified through practice.
No geographic location is identified.
The verse frames an inquiry into moral change: whether and how unwholesome tendencies can diminish and wholesome merit can be managed within lived experience.
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