Varaha Purana 202.29 — Adhyaya 202, Shloka 29
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
उद्विग्नवासं पतितं यत्र यत्रोपपद्यते ॥ पापकर्मसमुद्विग्नो जातो जातः पुनःपुनः
udvignavāsaṃ patitaṃ yatra yatro papadyate || pāpakarmasamudvigno jāto jātaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Di mana pun dia dilahirkan semula, di situ juga dia jatuh ke dalam kehidupan yang gelisah; digoncang oleh perbuatan dosanya, dia lahir berulang-ulang kali.
Varāha (default, instructor voice in dialogue framework)
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Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}
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Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Philosophy of Action (Karma)"]
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: metaphysical/cosmological
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 202.31–32 (naraka punishments as antecedent causes); Varāha Purāṇa 202.35 (return to human birth and repeated gestation)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"reflective, penitential","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"measured, contemplative"}
FAQs
It presents a moral-psychological dimension of karma: wrongdoing is described not only as external punishment but as recurring inner distress across births.
No geographic location is specified.
Actions have enduring consequences; harmful deeds are portrayed as generating repeated suffering and instability across rebirths.
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