Varaha Purana 172.5: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 5
The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma
दृश्यन्ते विकृताकाराः सव्रणा रुधिरस्रवाः ॥ ता दृष्ट्वाऽतीवदुःखार्ताश्चक्रे मनसि वेदनाम् ॥
dṛśyante vikṛtākārāḥ savraṇā rudhirasravāḥ || tā dṛṣṭvā ’tīvaduḥkhārtāś cakre manasi vedanām ||
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It illustrates how Purāṇic narrative links visual signs of disorder (wounds, bleeding) to moral and existential questioning.
No location is specified in this verse.
Compassionate response to others’ suffering is foregrounded as the narrative impetus for seeking explanation and remedy.
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