Varaha Purana 199.23: Adhyaya 199, Shloka 23
Description of the Torments of Rebirth: The Asipatravana Punishment and the Mechanics of Karmic Retribution
तत्र छिन्नाश्च दग्धाश्च हन्यमानाश्च सर्वशः ॥ विधृष्टा विकृताश्चैव दह्यमाना नदन्ति ते ॥
tatra chinnāś ca dagdhāś ca hanyamānāś ca sarvaśaḥ || vidhṛṣṭā vikṛtāś caiva dahyamānā nadanti te
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It reflects a common Purāṇic didactic strategy: vivid punitive imagery to frame moral causality (karma) and social ethics within narrative discourse.
No terrestrial site is specified here; the passage belongs to a descriptive register of punitive realms (often grouped under ‘naraka’ or infernal topography).
Actions that violate dharma are portrayed as yielding severe consequences; the verse functions as a warning about moral accountability.
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