Varaha Purana 202.4: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 4
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
दुराचारं पापरतं निर्घृणं पापचेतसम् ॥ श्वानस्तु हिंसका ये च भक्षयन्तु दुरात्मकम् ॥
durācāraṃ pāparataṃ nirghṛṇaṃ pāpachetasam || śvānas tu hiṃsakā ye ca bhakṣayantu durātmakam
Que os cães violentos o devorem, a esse perverso: de má conduta, entregue ao pecado, sem compaixão e de mente pecaminosa.
Ṛṣi (narrator; reporting punitive instruction)
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It demonstrates Purāṇic moral classification through compact epithets, used to justify narrative penalties in karmavipāka sections.
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The verse condemns cruelty and habitual wrongdoing, presenting them as causes for severe consequences.
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