Varaha Purana 199.38: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 38
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
अपश्यं पुनरन्यत्र यत्स्मृत्वा चोद्विजेन्नरः॥
apaśyaṃ punar anyatra yat smṛtvā codvijen naraḥ
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Varāha
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It highlights the role of recollection as a didactic device: the text frames memory itself as ethically instructive and emotionally transformative.
No location is specified; “elsewhere” functions narratively within the same otherworldly scene.
The verse implies that contemplating consequences—even in memory—can restrain harmful behavior and cultivate ethical caution.
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