Varaha Purana 39.5: Adhyaya 39, Shloka 5
Discrimination of the Three Bodies and the Dharaṇī Vow: A Manual for Dvādaśī Observance
यस्तु भावः पुरा ह्यासीत् प्राणिनो निघ्नतः स वै । तत्पापाख्यं शरीरं ते पापसंज्ञं तदुच्यते ॥ ३९.५ ॥
yastu bhāvaḥ purā hyāsīt prāṇino nighnataḥ sa vai | tatpāpākhyaṃ śarīraṃ te pāpasaṃjñaṃ tad ucyate || 39.5 ||
यः तु भावः पुरा प्राणिनो निघ्नतः आसीत्, स एव ते पापाख्यं शरीरं भवति; तत् पापसंज्ञं इति उच्यते॥
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It reflects a Purāṇic ethical model in which internal intention (bhāva) is treated as causally potent, aligning moral accountability with both action and underlying disposition in classical Sanskrit discourse.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the passage is ethical-psychological rather than topographical.
Harmful action—specifically killing living beings—together with the accompanying intention/disposition is framed as generating a morally negative condition termed pāpa, emphasizing responsibility for both deed and mindset.
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